Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy

The assistant secretary of defense for space policy (ASD(SP)) is a position in the United States Department of Defense responsible for the overall supervision of DoD policy for space warfighting. The officeholder reports to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
Incumbent
John F. Plumb
since March 7, 2022
United States Department of Defense
AbbreviationASD(SP)
Reports toUnder Secretary of Defense for Policy
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthAppointed
Constituting instrument10 U.S.C. ยง 138
FormationOctober 29, 2020
First holderJohn F. Plumb
WebsiteOfficial website

History

It was created by the Department of Defense on October 29, 2020 after it was mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019. Previously, there was a deputy assistant secretary for space policy position that reports to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs. Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Justin T. Johnson was then appointed to perform the duties of the office.[1][2][3]

Organization
  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy: John F. Plumb
    • Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy: Vipin Narang
      • Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy: Richard C. Johnson[4]
      • Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Policy: Mieke Eoyang[5]
      • Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space and Missile Defense: John D. Hill[6]
      • Deputy Principal Cyber Advisor: Rear Admiral (lower half) Jeffrey Scheidt, USN

List of assistant secretaries of defense for space policy
No. Assistant Secretary Term Ref.
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
1
Gregory L. SchulteMarch 2010~August 2012~2 years, 153 days[7]
-
John F. Plumb
Acting		~August 2012~March 2013~212 days[8]
2
Douglas L. LoverroMarch 2013January 20, 2017~3 years, 311 days[9]
3
Stephen L. Kitay~June 13, 2017August 21, 2020~3 years, 69 days[10]
-
Justin T. Johnson
Acting		August 21, 2020October 29, 202069 days[11][12]
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
-
Justin T. Johnson
Acting		October 29, 2020January 20, 202183 days[11][13]
-
John D. Hill
Acting		January 20, 2021March 7, 20221 year, 43 days[14]
1
John F. Plumb
(born 1970/1971)		March 7, 2022Incumbent44 days[8]

List of principal deputy assistant secretaries of defense for space policy
No. PDASD Term Ref.
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
-
Gregory H. Pejic
Acting		October 29, 2020~January 13, 2021~76 days[15]
1
Gregory H. Pejic~January 13, 2021January 20, 2021~7 days[16][17]
2
Vipin NarangMarch 29, 2022Incumbent19 days[18]

References
  1. Strout, Nathan (March 10, 2021). "Pentagon establishes new space policy position". Defense News.
  2. "Pentagon creates new office to oversee military space policy". SpaceNews. October 30, 2020.
  3. "DOD Establishes Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
  4. "Richard C. Johnson". www.defense.gov.
  5. "Mieke Eoyang". www.defense.gov.
  6. "John D. Hill". www.defense.gov.
  7. "Biographies". Archived from the original on July 13, 2012.
  8. "Dr. John F. Plumb". www.defense.gov.
  9. "Douglas L. Loverro > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Biography View". web.archive.org. September 5, 2015.
  10. "Stephen L. Kitay". www.defense.gov.
  11. "Justin T. Johnson". www.defense.gov.
  12. "Esper Staffer Becomes Top DOD Space Policy Official". August 31, 2020.
  13. https://history.defense.gov/Portals/70/Documents/key_officials/KeyOfficials02-14-22.pdf?ver=YXM7-MKllsWfNSOpm_-PLQ%3d%3d
  14. "John D. Hill". www.defense.gov.
  15. "Gregory Pejic > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Biography". November 11, 2020. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020.
  16. "Gregory Pejic". www.defense.gov.
  17. "Pentagon creates new office to oversee military space policy". October 30, 2020.
  18. https://twitter.com/NarangVipin/status/1508597910715437078
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