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Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition
Seal of the Department of the Navy
Incumbent Nickolas Guertin since December 20, 2023
Style	Mr. Secretary The Honorable (formal address in writing)
Reports to	Secretary of the Navy Under Secretary of the Navy
Seat	The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
Nominator	The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	10. U.S.C. § 8016
Formation	March 1990
First holder	Gerald A. Cann
Succession	18th in SecDef succession by seniority of appointment
Salary	Executive Schedule, Level IV
Website	Official website

The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) (abbreviated ASN (RDA)) is a civilian office of the United States Department of the Navy. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) requires Senate confirmation, and engages in duties as directed by the United States Secretary of the Navy.

The office was created in 1990 by merging the duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics) and the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Engineering and Systems). The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) is responsible for all of the acquisition functions and programs for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, subject to the guidelines propounded by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) is also in charge of the Office of Naval Research.

Organization

• Principal Military Deputy (Research, Development and Acquisition)
• Principal Civilian Deputy (Research, Development and Acquisition)
• Deputy Assistant Secretaries of the Navy
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Acquisition and Procurement) – DASN P
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Air) – DASN Air
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (C4I and Space) – DASN C4I & Space
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Expeditionary Programs and Logistics Management) – DASN ELM
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (International Programs) – DASN NIPO
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Management and Budget) – DASN M&B
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development, Test & Evaluation) – DASN RDT&E
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Ships) – DASN Ships
• Assistant General Counsel of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisitions)
• SYSCOM Commanders
  • Marine Corps Systems Command – MARCOR SYSCOM
  • Naval Air Systems Command – NAVAIR
  • Naval Facilities Engineering Command – NAVFAC
  • Naval Sea Systems Command – NAVSEA
  • Naval Supply Systems Command – NAVSUP
  • Office of Naval Research – ONR
  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command – NAVWAR
• Program Executive Officers – PEOs
  • PEO for the Joint Strike Fighter – PEO(JSF)
  • PEO for Digital and Enterprise Services – PEO Digital
  • PEO for Manpower, Logistics, and Business Solutions – PEO MLB
  • PEO for C4I – PEO C4I
  • PEO for Space Systems – PEO Space
  • PEO for Littoral Combat Ships – PEO LCS
  • PEO for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons – PEO(UASW)
  • PEO for Integrated Warfare Systems – PEO IWS
  • Direct Reporting Program Manager for the Strategic Systems Program – DRPM SSP
  • PEO for Submarines – PEO Subs
  • PEO for Aircraft Carriers – PEO Carriers
  • PEO for Ships – PEO Ships
  • PEO for the Air ASW Assault, and Special Mission Programs – PEO(A)
  • PEO for Tactical Air Programs – PEO(T)
  • PEO for Land Systems – PEO Land

Assistant Secretaries of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisitions), 1990—present

References

1. 5 U.S.C. § 5315
2. 10 U.S. Code 5016 re ASN duties
3. "Allison F. Stiller" (PDF). secnav.navy.mil – United States Secretary of the Navy official website (bio). Retrieved October 9, 2019.
4. USNI, SOCOM’s James Geurts Nominated to Serve as Navy Acquisition Chief, September 11, 2017
5. "Frederick J. (Jay) Stefany". www.navy.mil. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

External links

• Official website
• "History of Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research Development and Acquisition)". Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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