Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

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The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is the title of a high-level civilian official in the United States Department of Defense. The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is the principal staff assistant and advisor to both the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense for all matters concerning the formation of national security and defense policy. The position is considered the number three office in the Department of Defense, after the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense. It was created by Carter Defense Secretary Harold Brown in 1977.

Departments reporting to the USD-Policy include:

Assistant Secretary of Defence-International Security Affairs, previous home to the Office of Special Plans and current home to the Pentagon Iran desk.

List of Undersecretaries of Defense for Policy
Name	Date appointed	President	Date confirmed
Eric S. Edelman	August 9, 2005	George W. Bush	February 9, 2006
Douglas Feith	April 30, 2001	George W. Bush	July 12, 2001
Walter B. Slocombe	July 13, 1994	Bill Clinton	September 14, 1994
Frank G. Wisner	February 23, 1993	Bill Clinton	July 1, 1993
Paul Wolfowitz	1989	George H.W. Bush	NA
Fred Ikle	1981	Ronald Reagan	1981
Robert Komer	September 27, 1979	Jimmy Carter	October 19, 1979
Stanley Rogers Resor	July 12, 1978	Jimmy Carter	1978

The current Principal Deputy USD for Policy is Ryan Henry.

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v • d • e Agencies under the United States Department of Defense

Headquarters: The Pentagon Secretary of Defense

Deputy Secretary of Defense	Office of the Secretary of Defense · Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee · Office of Net Assessment · Pentagon Force Protection Agency · Defense Criminal Investigative Service

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · Missile Defense Agency · Defense Contract Management Agency · Defense Logistics Agency · Defense Threat Reduction Agency · Office of Economic Adjustment · Defense Acquisition University · Business Transformation Agency

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy	Defense Security Cooperation Agency · Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller	Defense Contract Audit Agency · Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness	Defense Commissary Agency · Department of Defense Education Activity · DoD Human Resources Activity · Military Health System · Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute · Office of the Chancellor for Education and Professional Development

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence	Counterintelligence Field Activity · Defense Intelligence Agency · Defense Security Service · Defense Information Systems Agency · National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency · National Reconnaissance Office · National Security Agency

Military Departments	Secretary of the Army · Secretary of the Navy · Secretary of the Air Force United States Army · United States Navy · United States Air Force · United States Marine Corps · Joint Chiefs of Staff · Unified Combatant Command