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Department of Defense Directive 5100.01 describes the organizational relationships within the department and is the foundational issuance for delineating the major functions of the department. The latest version, signed by former secretary of defense Robert Gates in December 2010, is the first major re-write since 1987. [24] [25]
The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence, [1] [2] also called the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, [3] [4] is the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Defence. The office holder is the government's principal civilian adviser on Defence matters. [5] The office holder is a member of the Defence Council and the Defence ...
The President of the United States is, according to the Constitution, the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces and Chief Executive of the Federal Government. The Secretary of Defense is the "Principal Assistant to the President in all matters relating to the Department of Defense", and is vested with statutory authority (10 U.S.C. § 113) to lead the Department and all of its component ...
Building of Russian Ministry of Defence at Frunzenskaya Embankment. Moscow, Russia. A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divided into ministries or departments.
The minister of defence and military veterans (formerly the minister of defence) is a minister in the Government of South Africa, who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Defence, the Department of Military Veterans and the South African National Defence Force.
This is a list of current defence ministers of the 193 United Nations member states, Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine. Defence ministers of sovereign countries with limited recognition are included in a separate table.
Head of government annual salary (USD from 2019 IMF exchange rate) Head of state salary divided by 2020 GDP per capita Head of government salary divided by 2020 GDP per capita Reference Afghanistan ؋2,745,000 ؋2,379,000 (Prime Minister) 36,030 31,230 58 51 [2] Albania: L3,084,000 L2,744,760 (Prime Minister) 28,074 24,986 6 5
A stipend is a regular fixed sum of money paid for services or to defray expenses, such as for scholarship, internship, or apprenticeship. [1] It is often distinct from an income or a salary because it does not necessarily represent payment for work performed; instead it represents a payment that enables somebody to be exempt partly or wholly from waged or salaried employment in order to ...