Download or read book The Duties and Responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense written by David C. Ruffin and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2004-12-15 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students will learn about the history of this important position, as well as learning what the main duties of the secretary of defense are. Readers will learn that the secretary of defense oversees the army, navy, air force, and marines, and they will read about what each of these military branches does to keep Americans safe.

Download or read book SECDEF written by Charles A. Stevenson and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The men who struggle with Washington's most demanding post

Download or read book Strengthening Data Science Methods for Department of Defense Personnel and Readiness Missions written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-02-06 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel & Readiness), referred to throughout this report as P&R, is responsible for the total force management of all Department of Defense (DoD) components including the recruitment, readiness, and retention of personnel. Its work and policies are supported by a number of organizations both within DoD, including the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), and externally, including the federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) that work for DoD. P&R must be able to answer questions for the Secretary of Defense such as how to recruit people with an aptitude for and interest in various specialties and along particular career tracks and how to assess on an ongoing basis service members' career satisfaction and their ability to meet new challenges. P&R must also address larger-scale questions, such as how the current realignment of forces to the Asia-Pacific area and other regions will affect recruitment, readiness, and retention. While DoD makes use of large-scale data and mathematical analysis in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and elsewhereâ€"exploiting techniques such as complex network analysis, machine learning, streaming social media analysis, and anomaly detectionâ€"these skills and capabilities have not been applied as well to the personnel and readiness enterprise. Strengthening Data Science Methods for Department of Defense Personnel and Readiness Missions offers and roadmap and implementation plan for the integration of data analysis in support of decisions within the purview of P&R.

Download or read book Duty written by Robert M. Gates and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vivid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. When Robert M. Gates received a call from the White House, he thought he’d long left Washington politics behind: After working for six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council, he was happily serving as president of Texas A&M University. But when he was asked to help a nation mired in two wars and to aid the troops doing the fighting, he answered what he felt was the call of duty.

Download or read book SECDEF written by Charles A. Stevenson and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SECDEF offers an expert's insights into one of the most difficult jobs in Washington. Of the twenty-one men who have held the post of secretary of defense since it was created in 1947, only half served more than eighteen months. The first, James Forrestal, committed suicide soon after leaving the Pentagon. Seven of his successors were fired or allowed to resign gracefully after losing the confidence of the president. Many left frustrated and disappointed, while few retained the celebrity and esteem they held while in office. One observer has called the job "the graveyard of political ambitions." Charles A. Stevenson, who as a national security adviser to four U.S. senators has seen several defense secretaries in action, examines the unique challenges of this office to learn why the failure rate has been so high. SECDEF focuses on how the secretary performs in the broader world of national security policymaking, how he handles civil-military relations in planning strategy and wars, how he functions on the National Security Council and deals with the president and secretary of state, and how well he performs as a politician, especially in dealing with Congress. In office, Charles Stevenson finds, these men have tended to fall into one of the three general roles for executing such responsibilities: revolutionaries, firefighters, or, the most common role, team players. Stevenson analyzes each type for its defining characteristics and evaluates individual secretaries. This book will appeal to defense professionals and students alike and to readers interested in American defense and foreign policy who want to learn more about the important role often played by the person informally labeled the SECDEF.

Download or read book Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Duties and Responsibilities of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Defense Organization written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Office of the Secretary of Defense written by Steven L. Rearden and published by Office of the Secretary, Historical Office. This book was released on 1984 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Duties and Responsibilities of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Armed Forces Officer written by Richard Moody Swain and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2017 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1950, when he commissioned the first edition of The Armed Forces Officer, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall told its author, S.L.A. Marshall, that "American military officers, of whatever service, should share common ground ethically and morally." In this new edition, the authors methodically explore that common ground, reflecting on the basics of the Profession of Arms, and the officer's special place and distinctive obligations within that profession and especially to the Constitution.

Download or read book Annual Report of the Secretary of Defense and the Annual Reports of the Secretary of the Army Secretary of the Navy Secretary of the Air Force written by United States Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 1326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Secretary of Defense written by National Military Establishment (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Office of the Secretary of Defense written by Steven L. Rearden and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Semiannual Report of the Secretary of Defense and the Semiannual Reports of the Secretary of the Army Secretary of the Navy Secretary of the Air Force written by United States. Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Governmental responsibilities for civil defense written by United States. Office of Civil Defense and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Directions for Defense written by United States. Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1995 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes recommendations, grouped in terms of joint military operations, efficient and responsive support, and improved management and direction. Designed to improve joint military operations.