Comptroller of the Department of Defense

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United States federal government position chief financial officer role

The Comptroller of the Department of Defense is the chief financial officer responsible for overseeing the Pentagon’s budgeting, accounting, and financial management activities.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)	3
Comptroller of the Department of Defense canonical	2
Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Defense	1
Deputy Comptroller	1
DoD Comptroller	1
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) of the United States	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2862237 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Comptroller of the Department of Defense
Context triple: [Defense Acquisition Board, hasMember, Comptroller of the Department of Defense]

A. Inspector General of the Army
The Inspector General of the Army is the senior official responsible for overseeing inspections, investigations, and accountability across the United States Army to ensure readiness, discipline, and compliance with laws and regulations.
B. Under Secretary of the Army
The Under Secretary of the Army is the second-highest-ranking civilian official in the U.S. Department of the Army, responsible for assisting in the oversight, management, and policy direction of the Army.
C. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing military procurement, technology acquisition, logistics, and lifecycle sustainment of defense systems.
D. Comptroller General of the United States
The Comptroller General of the United States is the head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office and the nation’s chief audit and evaluation officer, responsible for overseeing federal government spending and performance.
E. Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Army is the U.S. civilian government official responsible for overseeing and managing all affairs of the United States Army.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Comptroller of the Department of Defense
Target entity description: The Comptroller of the Department of Defense is the chief financial officer responsible for overseeing the Pentagon’s budgeting, accounting, and financial management activities.

A. Inspector General of the Army
The Inspector General of the Army is the senior official responsible for overseeing inspections, investigations, and accountability across the United States Army to ensure readiness, discipline, and compliance with laws and regulations.
B. Under Secretary of the Army
The Under Secretary of the Army is the second-highest-ranking civilian official in the U.S. Department of the Army, responsible for assisting in the oversight, management, and policy direction of the Army.
C. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing military procurement, technology acquisition, logistics, and lifecycle sustainment of defense systems.
D. Comptroller General of the United States
The Comptroller General of the United States is the head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office and the nation’s chief audit and evaluation officer, responsible for overseeing federal government spending and performance.
E. Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Army is the U.S. civilian government official responsible for overseeing and managing all affairs of the United States Army.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government position ⓘ chief financial officer role ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Office of Management and Budget ⓘ United States Congress ⓘ defense agencies ⓘ military departments ⓘ linked to: United States military departments
country	United States of America ⓘ
fieldOfWork	financial management ⓘ government accounting ⓘ government budgeting ⓘ public finance ⓘ
goal	ensure compliance with federal financial laws and regulations ⓘ ensure effective and efficient use of defense resources ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	DoD Comptroller ⓘ linked to: Comptroller of the Department of Defense
hasAuthorityOver	Department of Defense budget guidance ⓘ Department of Defense financial regulations ⓘ
hasSeat	The Pentagon ⓘ linked to: Pentagon
jurisdiction	United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense
locatedIn	Arlington County, Virginia ⓘ linked to: Arlington County
memberOf	Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ
officeHeldBy	Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) ⓘ linked to: Comptroller of the Department of Defense
oversees	budget formulation for the Department of Defense ⓘ budget justification to the Office of Management and Budget ⓘ budget justification to the United States Congress ⓘ execution of appropriated defense funds ⓘ financial audit readiness efforts in the Department of Defense ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense
positionEstablishedUnder	Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
reportsTo	Deputy Secretary of Defense ⓘ linked to: United States Deputy Secretary of Defense Secretary of Defense ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of Defense
responsibleFor	accounting for the Department of Defense ⓘ budgeting for the Department of Defense ⓘ cost estimation for defense programs ⓘ development of the Department of Defense budget ⓘ financial management for the Department of Defense ⓘ financial policy for the Department of Defense ⓘ financial reporting for the Department of Defense ⓘ financial systems oversight within the Department of Defense ⓘ fiscal guidance to defense agencies ⓘ fiscal guidance to military departments ⓘ internal financial controls within the Department of Defense ⓘ oversight of Pentagon budget execution ⓘ
sector	defense ⓘ
worksOn	planning, programming, budgeting, and execution processes of the Department of Defense ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Defense Acquisition Board → hasMember → Comptroller of the Department of Defense ⓘ

subject linked to: Defense Acquisition Board (through representation)

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) → headOfGovernmentDepartment → Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) ⓘ