Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition)

ASN(RD&A) is the Navy Acquisition Executive (NAE). Reports to SECNAV. Owns acquisition for Navy AND Marine Corps systems via dual SYSCOMs (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, NAVWAR/SPAWAR successor, NAVSUP, NAVFAC, MARCORSYSCOM) and ~14 PEOs. Organized into DASN portfolios above + PEOs below.

  • Location: Pentagon, Arlington, VA
  • Status: Skeleton structure (PEOs are stable across years; current incumbent names pending dated org chart)

Interactive Canvas

Open: ASN_RDA_Org_Chart.canvas — master spatial chart


Org Chart (Mermaid)

flowchart TD
  ASNRDA["ASN(RD&A) — NAE<br/>(TBD)"]
  PCD["Principal Civilian Deputy<br/>(TBD)"]
  PMD["Principal Military Deputy<br/>(VADM/LtGen, TBD)"]

  ASNRDA --- PCD
  ASNRDA --- PMD

   PEOs
  subgraph SHIPS["Ships & Subs"]
    PEO_CVN["PEO Aircraft Carriers"]
    PEO_SSN["PEO Attack Submarines"]
    PEO_SSBN["PEO Strategic Submarines"]
    PEO_SHIPS["PEO Ships"]
    PEO_USC["PEO Unmanned & Small Combatants"]
  end

  subgraph AVN["Aviation & Weapons"]
    PEO_T["PEO Tactical Aircraft (T)"]
    PEO_A["PEO Air ASW, Assault & Special Mission (A)"]
    PEO_UW["PEO Unmanned Aviation & Strike Weapons (U&W)"]
  end

  subgraph SYS["Systems / Enterprise"]
    PEO_IWS["PEO Integrated Warfare Systems"]
    PEO_C4I["PEO C4I"]
    PEO_SS["PEO Space Systems"]
    PEO_DIGITAL["PEO Digital & Enterprise Services"]
    PEO_MLB["PEO Manpower, Logistics & Business Solutions"]
  end

  subgraph USMC["Marine Corps"]
    MARCORSYSCOM["MARCORSYSCOM"]
    PEO_LS["PEO Land Systems"]
  end

  ASNRDA --> SHIPS
  ASNRDA --> AVN
  ASNRDA --> SYS
  ASNRDA --> USMC

Front Office

RoleNameFile
ASN(RD&A) / NAETBD
Principal Civilian DeputyTBD
Principal Military DeputyTBD

Deputy Assistant Secretaries (DASNs)

PortfolioOffice File
Air ProgramsDASN_Air_Programs
ShipsDASN_Ships
Expeditionary Programs & Logistics Mgmt (USMC ground)DASN_Expeditionary_Programs_Logistics_Mgmt
Unmanned & Small CombatantsDASN_Unmanned_Small_Combatants
C4I & SpaceDASN_C4I_Space
International ProgramsDASN_International_Programs
ProcurementDASN_Procurement
Research, Development, Test & EvaluationDASN_RDTE
SustainmentDASN_Sustainment
Acquisition EnablersDASN_Acquisition_Enablers

Program Executive Offices — Ships & Subs

PEOFile
Aircraft Carriers (CVN)PEO_Aircraft_Carriers
Attack Submarines (SSN)PEO_Attack_Submarines
Strategic Submarines (SSBN/Columbia)PEO_Strategic_Submarines
ShipsPEO_Ships
Unmanned & Small Combatants (USC)PEO_Unmanned_Small_Combatants

Program Executive Offices — Aviation & Weapons

PEOFile
Tactical Aircraft (T)PEO_Tactical_Aircraft
Air ASW, Assault & Special Mission (A)PEO_Air_ASW_Assault_Special_Mission
Unmanned Aviation & Strike Weapons (U&W)PEO_Unmanned_Aviation_Strike_Weapons

Program Executive Offices — Systems / Enterprise

PEOFile
Integrated Warfare Systems (IWS)PEO_IWS
C4IPEO_C4I
Space SystemsPEO_Navy_Space_Systems
Digital & Enterprise ServicesPEO_Digital
Manpower, Logistics & Business SolutionsPEO_MLB

Marine Corps Acquisition

OfficeFile
Marine Corps Systems CommandMARCORSYSCOM
PEO Land SystemsPEO_Land_Systems

Program Elements

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Procurement Lines

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