Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
The Assistant Secretary of the Army , abbreviated ASA, is an officer of the United States Department of the Army responsible for overseeing civil engineering functions of the United States Army. The assistant secretary of the army reports to the [United States Under United States Secretary of the Army|Secretary of the Army|under secretary of the army], who in turn reports to the secretary of the army
Functions overseen by the assistant secretary of the army include the civil works of the United States Army Corps of Engineers; control of the United States National Cemetery and the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery; and the foreign non-military works of the Army Corps of Engineers. The assistant secretary of the army is the civilian responsible for overseeing the work of the chief of engineers.
The position was created by Section 211 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 and reaffirmed in Section 501 of the Goldwater–Nichols Act of 1986.
Assistant secretaries of the army (civil works), 1975–present
Deputy assistant secretaries
Reporting to the assistant secretary are:- Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army
- *Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army
- *Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army