Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102

§1704 Service Acquisition Executives: Authorities and Responsibilities

Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 87 — DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES › § 1704

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

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Under the department Secretary, the service acquisition executive must run the acquisition workforce and implement Defense acquisition policies.

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Title 10, §1704

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the military department concerned, the service acquisition executive for each military department shall carry out all powers, functions, and duties of the Secretary concerned with respect to the acquisition workforce within the military department concerned and shall ensure that the policies of the Secretary of Defense established in accordance with this chapter are implemented in that department.

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10 U.S.C. § 1704

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102