Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

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United States Department of Defense position under secretary position

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.

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Label	Occurrences
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment canonical	26
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics	4
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology	2
Defense Acquisition Executive	1
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology of the United States	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T719271 — 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: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
Context triple: [Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, hasHead, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment]

A. Under Secretary of the Air Force
The Under Secretary of the Air Force is the second-highest-ranking civilian official in the U.S. Department of the Air Force, responsible for assisting in the oversight and management of its policies, resources, and operations.
B. Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security is the senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and integrating defense intelligence, counterintelligence, and security activities across the military and defense agencies.
C. United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
The United States Deputy Secretary of Defense is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Defense, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the principal deputy to the Secretary of Defense.
D. 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.
E. Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman is the highest-ranking enlisted service member in the U.S. Armed Forces, serving as the principal military advisor on enlisted affairs to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
Target entity description: 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.

A. Under Secretary of the Air Force
The Under Secretary of the Air Force is the second-highest-ranking civilian official in the U.S. Department of the Air Force, responsible for assisting in the oversight and management of its policies, resources, and operations.
B. Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security is the senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and integrating defense intelligence, counterintelligence, and security activities across the military and defense agencies.
C. United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
The United States Deputy Secretary of Defense is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Defense, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the principal deputy to the Secretary of Defense.
D. 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.
E. Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman is the highest-ranking enlisted service member in the U.S. Armed Forces, serving as the principal military advisor on enlisted affairs to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of Defense position ⓘ under secretary position ⓘ
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ⓘ
formationYear	2018 ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	USD(A&S) ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense
memberOf	senior leadership of the Department of Defense ⓘ
mission	ensure effective, efficient, and secure delivery and sustainment of warfighting capabilities ⓘ
nominatedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
oversees	Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition ⓘ Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy ⓘ Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment ⓘ Director, Defense Contract Management Agency ⓘ Director, Defense Logistics Agency ⓘ Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency ⓘ Director, Missile Defense Agency ⓘ Office of Defense Pricing and Contracting ⓘ linked to: Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Office of Small Business Programs ⓘ linked to: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics ⓘ Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Materiel Readiness ⓘ Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Product Support ⓘ defense acquisition ⓘ defense contracting policy ⓘ defense industrial base policy ⓘ defense installations and environment ⓘ defense logistics ⓘ defense maintenance and materiel readiness ⓘ defense procurement ⓘ defense production and manufacturing policy ⓘ lifecycle sustainment of defense systems ⓘ nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs ⓘ
partOf	Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ
precededBy	Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics ⓘ linked to: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
rank	Level III of the Executive Schedule ⓘ
reportsTo	Secretary of Defense ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of Defense
responsibleFor	acquisition policy ⓘ acquisition workforce policy ⓘ contracting policy ⓘ defense industrial base resilience ⓘ defense supply chain management ⓘ logistics policy ⓘ sustainment policy ⓘ total lifecycle management of weapon systems ⓘ
seat	The Pentagon ⓘ linked to: Pentagon
style	The Honorable ⓘ
website	https://www.acq.osd.mil ⓘ

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Referenced by (34)

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

Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment → hasHead → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

John M. Deutch → positionHeld → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology of the United States ⓘ

linked to: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

Defense Acquisition Board → chairedBy → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

subject linked to: Defense Acquisition Board (through representation)

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment → precededBy → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics ⓘ

linked to: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

OSD(A&S) → headedBy → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

John M. Deutch → positionHeld → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology ⓘ

subject linked to: John

linked to: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

United States Department of Defense position → hasPart → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

subject linked to: United States Department of Defense positions

Service Acquisition Executives → collaboratesWith → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

DAB → hasChair → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

Defense Acquisition Executive Board → advises → Defense Acquisition Executive ⓘ

linked to: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

Major Defense Acquisition Program → overseenBy → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

subject linked to: Major Defense Acquisition Programs

U.S. defense acquisition system → overseenBy → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

USD(A&S) → fullName → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

USD(A&S) → precededBy → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics ⓘ

linked to: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

Director, Defense Contract Management Agency → reportsTo → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

Director, Defense Contract Management Agency → appointedBy → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition → reportsTo → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

Director, Defense Logistics Agency → reportsTo → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

Director, Defense Logistics Agency → appointedBy → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency → reportsTo → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics → reportsTo → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment → reportsTo → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy → reportsTo → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

Ashton Carter → positionHeld → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics ⓘ

linked to: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering → precededBy → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics ⓘ

linked to: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

Director of Operational Test and Evaluation → reportsTo → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment → reportsTo → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs → reportsTo → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs → advises → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

U.S. defense industrial base → overseenBy → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

John Mark Deutch → positionHeld → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology ⓘ

linked to: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

MDAP → hasOversightFrom → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Defense → isSubordinateTo → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

Under Secretary of Defense → hasSubPosition → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ⓘ

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