Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technology
Flag of an assistant secretary of defense
Incumbent
Michael Dodd
since September 24, 2025[1]
United States Department of Defense
AbbreviationASD(CT)
Reports toUnder Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering[2]
AppointerThe president
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthAppointed
FormationJuly 24, 2023[3]
First holderMichael Dodd
SalaryExecutive Schedule
WebsiteOfficial website

The assistant secretary of defense for critical and technology (ASD(CT)) is a position in the United States Department of Defense responsible for the overall supervision of science and technology is the principal advisor to the under secretary of defense for research and engineering.

List of assistant secretaries of defense for critical technology

No. Assistant Secretary Term Ref.
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy
-
Maynard Holliday
Acting		July 24, 2023December 20, 20241 year, 149 days-
-
Peter Highnam
Acting		December 20, 2024September 24, 2025278 days[4]
1
Michael DoddSeptember 24, 2025Incumbent179 days[5]

References

  1. ^ "Michael Dodd". x.com.
  2. ^ https://dod-critical-technology-area-roadmaps.zoiclabs.io/
  3. ^ https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3468101/dod-establishes-assistant-secretaries-of-defense-in-the-office-of-the-under-sec/
  4. ^ "Peter Highnam".
  5. ^ "Michael Dodd".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.