Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)
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The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) (abbreviated ASN FM) is a civilian office of the United States Department of the Navy
. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management
and Comptroller) is responsible for managing and directing all of the financial matters, including the annual budgets, of the United States Navy
and the United States Marine Corps
. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) is also the Comptroller
of the Department of the Navy. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) reports to the Under Secretary of the Navy
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The office was established in 1954; disestablished in 1958; and then re-established in 1961. In June 1981, the office was re-designated as Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller), but in March 1984, the name switched back to Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller).
United States Department of the Navy
The Department of the Navy of the United States of America was established by an Act of Congress on 30 April 1798, to provide a government organizational structure to the United States Navy and, from 1834 onwards, for the United States Marine Corps, and when directed by the President, of the...
. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management
and Comptroller) is responsible for managing and directing all of the financial matters, including the annual budgets, of the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
and the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) is also the Comptroller
Comptroller
A comptroller is a management level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization.In British government, the Comptroller General or Comptroller and Auditor General is in most countries the external auditor of the budget execution of the...
of the Department of the Navy. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) reports to the Under Secretary of the Navy
Under Secretary of the Navy
The Under Secretary of the Navy is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the United States Department of the Navy. The Under Secretary, called the "Under" in Pentagon slang, reports to the Secretary of the Navy ....
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The office was established in 1954; disestablished in 1958; and then re-established in 1961. In June 1981, the office was re-designated as Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller), but in March 1984, the name switched back to Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller).
Assistant Secretaries of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller), 1954—Present
| Name | Assumed Office | Left Office | President President of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... Appointed By |
Secretary United States Secretary of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy of the United States of America is the head of the Department of the Navy, a component organization of the Department of Defense... Served Under |
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| William B. Franke William B. Franke William Birrell Franke was United States Secretary of the Navy from 1959 to 1961 under Dwight D. Eisenhower. Franke was born in Troy, New York and attended Pace College... |
October 4, 1954 | April 16, 1957 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army... |
Charles Thomas Charles Thomas (Secretary of the Navy) Charles S. Thomas was a U.S. administrator. He served as Secretary of the Navy between May 3, 1954 and April 1, 1957.Thomas was born in Independence, Missouri, attended the University of California and Cornell... |
| J. Sinclair Armstrong J. Sinclair Armstrong James Sinclair Armstrong served as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 1955 and 1957 and also served as a member from 1957-1961. He was Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1957 to 1959.-References:**... |
May 28, 1957 | January 2, 1959 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army... |
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| Victor M. Longstreet Victor M. Longstreet Victor M. Longstreet was an economist and at one time the president of the Boston Consulting Group. From 1962 to 1965, he was United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy .-Biography:... |
September 14, 1962 | December 31, 1965 | John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.... |
Fred Korth Fred Korth Fred Korth served as Secretary of the Navy during 1962-63; he was also Assistant Secretary of the Army in 1952-53.... , Paul Nitze Paul Nitze Paul Henry Nitze was a high-ranking United States government official who helped shape Cold War defense policy over the course of numerous presidential administrations.-Early life, education, and family:... |
| Charles F. Baird Charles F. Baird Charles F. Baird was United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy 1966-67; Under Secretary of the Navy 1967-69; and Chief Executive Officer of Inco Ltd. 1977-87.-Biography:... |
March 7, 1966 | August 1, 1967 | Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States... |
Paul Nitze Paul Nitze Paul Henry Nitze was a high-ranking United States government official who helped shape Cold War defense policy over the course of numerous presidential administrations.-Early life, education, and family:... |
| Charles Arthur Bowsher Charles Arthur Bowsher Charles Arthur Bowsher is a former Comptroller General of the United States. Bowsher was nominated by Ronald Reagan in 1981 and served as Comptroller General for 15 years... |
December 18, 1967 | June 30, 1971 | Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States... |
Paul Robert Ignatius Paul Robert Ignatius Paul Robert Ignatius is an American former administrator. He served as Secretary of the Navy between 1967 and 1969 and was the Assistant Secretary of Defense under the Johnson administration.-Life and career:... , John Chafee John Chafee John Lester Hubbard Chafee was an American politician. He served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, as the 66th Governor of Rhode Island, as the Secretary of the Navy, and as a United States Senator.-Early life and family:... |
| Frank P. Sanders Frank P. Sanders Frank P. Sanders was United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy 1971-72 and Under Secretary of the Navy 1972-73.-Biography:... |
August 2, 1971 | May 5, 1972 | Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... |
John Chafee John Chafee John Lester Hubbard Chafee was an American politician. He served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, as the 66th Governor of Rhode Island, as the Secretary of the Navy, and as a United States Senator.-Early life and family:... |
| Robert D. Nesen Robert D. Nesen Robert Dean Nesen was an American car dealer who served as United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as United States Ambassador to Australia from 1981 to 1985.-Biography:... |
May 31, 1972 | May 15, 1974 | Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... |
John Warner John Warner John William Warner, KBE is an American Republican politician who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term United States Senator from Virginia from January 2, 1979, to January 3, 2009... |
| Gary D. Penisten Gary D. Penisten Gary D. Penisten is an American executive who served as United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1974 to 1977.-Biography:Gary D. Penisten was educated at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, graduating in 1953... |
October 15, 1974 | May 20, 1977 | Gerald Ford Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974... |
J. William Middendorf J. William Middendorf John William Middendorf II was a Republican United States diplomat.-Biography:Middendorf received a Bachelor of Naval Science from College of the Holy Cross in 1945. He served in the Navy just at the end of World War II as engineer officer and navigator of USS LCS 53, being mustered out in 1946... |
| George A. Peapples George A. Peapples George A. Peapples was a General Motors executive who was United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1977 to 1980.-Biography:... |
November 3, 1977 | September 1980 | Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office... |
W. Graham Claytor, Jr., Edward Hidalgo Edward Hidalgo Edward Hidalgo served as the United States Secretary of the Navy in the Carter administration from October 24, 1979 to January 20, 1981... |
| Robert H. Conn Robert H. Conn Robert Henry Conn was United States Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy from 1981 to 1984 and Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1984 to 1988.... |
May 1981 | December 15, 1988 | Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.... |
Edward Hidalgo Edward Hidalgo Edward Hidalgo served as the United States Secretary of the Navy in the Carter administration from October 24, 1979 to January 20, 1981... , John Lehman John Lehman John F. Lehman, Jr. is an American investment banker and writer who served as Secretary of the Navy in the Reagan administration and in 2003–04 was a member of the 9/11 Commission.... , Jim Webb Jim Webb James Henry "Jim" Webb, Jr. is the senior United States Senator from Virginia. He is also an author and a former Secretary of the Navy. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... , William L. Ball William L. Ball William L. Ball III is an American former government service worker and political appointee. He held senior posts in the Reagan Administration, beginning as an Assistant Secretary of State under George Shultz in 1985 . He moved to the White House staff in 1986 as President Reagan’s chief lobbyist... |
| Rear Admiral James M. Seely (Acting) | December 18, 1988 | January 1990 | William L. Ball William L. Ball William L. Ball III is an American former government service worker and political appointee. He held senior posts in the Reagan Administration, beginning as an Assistant Secretary of State under George Shultz in 1985 . He moved to the White House staff in 1986 as President Reagan’s chief lobbyist... , Henry L. Garrett III Henry L. Garrett III Henry Lawrence Garrett, III served as the 68th Secretary of the Navy from May 15, 1989 to June 26, 1992 in the administration of George H. W. Bush.-References:... |
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| Robert C. McCormack Robert C. McCormack Robert C. McCormack was United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Production Support from 1987 to 1988; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Industrial and International Programs from 1988 to 1990; and Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1990 to 1993.-Biography:Robert C... |
January 12, 1990 | January 5, 1993 | George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to... |
Henry L. Garrett III Henry L. Garrett III Henry Lawrence Garrett, III served as the 68th Secretary of the Navy from May 15, 1989 to June 26, 1992 in the administration of George H. W. Bush.-References:... , Sean O'Keefe Sean O'Keefe Sean O'Keefe is the CEO of EADS North America, a subsidiary of the European aerospace firm EADS, a former Administrator of NASA, and former chancellor of Louisiana State University . O'Keefe is also a former member of the board of directors of DuPont... |
| Alert V. Coste (Acting) | January 10, 1993 | December 11, 1993 | John Howard Dalton John Howard Dalton John Howard Dalton is a U.S. administrator and banker. Dalton was Secretary of the Navy from July 22, 1993 to November 16, 1998.-Education and Navy service:... |
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| Deborah P. Christie Deborah P. Christie Deborah P. Christie was United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy from March 16, 1994 to March 12, 1998.-References:*... |
March 16, 1994 | March 12, 1998 | Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... |
John Howard Dalton John Howard Dalton John Howard Dalton is a U.S. administrator and banker. Dalton was Secretary of the Navy from July 22, 1993 to November 16, 1998.-Education and Navy service:... |
| Gladys J. Commons Gladys J. Commons Gladys Lee Commons is the United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy .-Biography:Gladys J. Commons was born in Maple Hill, North Carolina... (Acting) |
March 20, 1998 | October 15, 1998 | John Howard Dalton John Howard Dalton John Howard Dalton is a U.S. administrator and banker. Dalton was Secretary of the Navy from July 22, 1993 to November 16, 1998.-Education and Navy service:... |
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| Charles P. Nemfakos Charles P. Nemfakos Charles P. Nemfakos was United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1998 to 2001.-Biography:... |
November 5, 1998 | July 2, 2001 | Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... |
Richard Danzig Richard Danzig Richard Jeffrey Danzig is an American lawyer who served as the 71st Secretary of the Navy under President Bill Clinton... |
| Dionel M. Aviles Dionel M. Aviles Dionel M. Aviles was the United States Under Secretary of the Navy from October 8, 2004 to May 19, 2009.-Biography:A native of Bryan, Texas, Dionel M. Aviles graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 1983... |
July 17, 2001 | October 8, 2004 | George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000.... |
Gordon R. England Gordon R. England Gordon Richard England is an American businessman who served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense and twice as United States Secretary of the Navy in the administration of U.S. President George W... |
| Robert L. Panek (Acting) | October 9, 2004 | October 25, 2004 | Gordon R. England Gordon R. England Gordon Richard England is an American businessman who served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense and twice as United States Secretary of the Navy in the administration of U.S. President George W... |
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| Richard Greco, Jr. Richard Greco, Jr. Richard Greco, Jr. was United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 2004 to 2007.-Biography:Richard Greco, Jr. was educated at Fordham University , the Paul H... |
October 26, 2004 | 2007 | George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000.... |
Gordon R. England Gordon R. England Gordon Richard England is an American businessman who served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense and twice as United States Secretary of the Navy in the administration of U.S. President George W... , Donald C. Winter Donald C. Winter Donald Charles Winter is an American businessman who served as United States Secretary of the Navy. A former top executive of Northrop Grumman, he was nominated in 2005 by President George W. Bush, confirmed by the United States Senate, and took the oath of office on January 3, 2006... |
| Douglas A. Brook Douglas A. Brook Douglas Alan Brook was United States Assistant Secretary of the Army from 1990 to 1992 and Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 2007 to 2009.-Biography:... |
2007 | 2009 | George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000.... |
Donald C. Winter Donald C. Winter Donald Charles Winter is an American businessman who served as United States Secretary of the Navy. A former top executive of Northrop Grumman, he was nominated in 2005 by President George W. Bush, confirmed by the United States Senate, and took the oath of office on January 3, 2006... |
| Gladys J. Commons Gladys J. Commons Gladys Lee Commons is the United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy .-Biography:Gladys J. Commons was born in Maple Hill, North Carolina... |
November 3, 2009 | Present | Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... |
Ray Mabus Ray Mabus Raymond Edwin "Ray" Mabus, Jr. is the 75th United States Secretary of the Navy. Mabus served as the 60th Governor of the U.S... |