Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
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The Under Secretary for Intelligence or USD(I) is a position within the United States government that acts as the principal advisor to the United States Secretary of Defense on matters relating to intelligence. The USD(I) is also dual-hatted, serving as the Director of Defense Intelligence under the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.[1] The Under Secretary is a civilian appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.[2]
[edit] Leadership
Stephen Cambone was sworn in as the first Under Secretary on March 11, 2003.[3] Soon after Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld resignation on November 8, 2006, Stephen Cambone stated he would resign December 31, 2006.[4] Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates chose a career military intelligence officer, retired Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper, to be the second undersecretary of defense for intelligence. He was officially confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 15, 2007.[5] Robert Andrews had served as Acting Under Secretary between Cambone's resignation and Clapper's confirmation.[6]
[edit] History
The position was created by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003. It became second in the line of succession for the Secretary of Defense, after the Deputy Secretary of Defense, after an executive order was made by President George W. Bush on December 22, 2005. When it was created, the legislation described it as taking precedence in the Department behind the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness.[2][7]
On November 23, 2005, a Department of Defense Directive was made by Secretary Rumsfeld that stated that the Under Secretary shall serve as the Secretary's primary representative to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It also stated the Under Secretary shall provide policy and oversight on the training and career development of personnel in Department of Defense's counterterrorism, intelligence, and security components. The Under Secretary has the duty of finding candidates to be nominated to serve as Directors of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, and the National Security Agency, and overseeing their performance.
The USD(I) became a dual-hatted position as Director of Defense Intelligence, acting as the primary military intelligence advisor to the DNI. This additional position follows a May 2007 memorandum of agreement between Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Director of National Intelligence John Michael McConnell to create the position.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence to be Dual-hatted as Director of Defense Intelligence," DNI News Release, May 24, 2007
- ^ a b "getdoc.cgi". Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
- ^ Biography - DR. STEPHEN A. CAMBONE. defenselink.mil. Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
- ^ "Senior Pentagon official Stephen Cambone to resign", Reuters, December 1, 2006.
- ^ DefenseLink Biography: James R. Clapper, Jr.. defenselink.mil. Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
- ^ DefenseLink Biographies. defenselink.mil. Retrieved on February 3, 2007.
- ^ Executive Order: Providing An Order of Succession Within the Department of Defense. Office of the Press Secretary. Retrieved on December 22, 2005.
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