Army Secretary
| Secretary of the Army SECARMY |
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| Department of the Army | |
| Style | Mister Secretary The Honorable (formal address in writing) |
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Secretary of Defense Deputy Secretary of Defense |
| Appointer | The President with the advice and consent of the Senate |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Kenneth Claiborne Royall |
| Formation | September 18, 1947 |
| Succession | 2nd in SecDef succession |
| Deputy | The Under Secretary (principal civilian deputy) The Chief of Staff (military advisor and deputy) |
| Salary | Level II of the Executive Schedule |
| Website | Official website |
The Secretary of the Army (SA or SECARMY) is a senior civilian official within the Department of Defense of the United States of America with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, weapons systems and equipment acquisition, communications, and financial management.
The Secretary of the Army is nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the Secretary of the Army is a non-Cabinet position serving under the Secretary of Defense. This position was created on September 18, 1947, replacing the Secretary of War, when the Department of War became the Department of the Army and was made a department within the new Department of Defense.
Robert M. Speer took office as Acting Secretary on January 20, 2017, when President Donald Trump was sworn in. He will perform his duties until the U.S. Senate confirms a new Army Secretary; Karl M. Schneider will perform the duties of Undersecretary of the Army. Mr. Speer was formerly Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management & Comptroller).
The Senior Leadership of the Department of the Army consists of two civilians—the Secretary of the Army and the Under Secretary of the Army—and two military officers of four-star rank—the Chief of Staff of the Army and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.
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