Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
/Chief Financial Officer
Seal of the Under Secretary
Under Secretary of Defense flag
since June 3, 2021
Department of Defense
Office of the Secretary of Defense
StyleThe Honorable
Reports toSecretary of Defense
Deputy Secretary of Defense
SeatThe Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
AppointerThe president
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrument10 U.S.C. § 135
Formation1994
First holderJohn J. Hamre
Succession7th in SecDef succession
SalaryExecutive Schedule, level III[1]
Websitecomptroller.defense.gov
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The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, abbreviated USD(C)/CFO, is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Defense. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is the principal staff assistant and adviser to both the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense for all budgetary and fiscal matters, including the development and execution of the Defense Department's annual budget.

The Under Secretary is appointed by the president and confirmed by the United States Senate to serve at the pleasure of the president.[2]

The position of Defense Department Comptroller was originally at the rank of Assistant Secretary until the National Defense Authorization Act of 1995 upgraded the position to its current rank of Under Secretary.[3]

  1. ^ 5 U.S.C. § 5314
  2. ^ "US CODE: Title 10,135. Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)". Retrieved 23 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress)". Retrieved 23 September 2007.