| Post: | Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition |
| Flag: | US-AssistantSecretaryOfTheNavy-Flag.svg |
| Flagsize: | 180 |
| Insignia: | File:Seal of the United States Department of the Navy.svg |
| Insigniaborder: | yes |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of the Department of the Navy |
| Incumbent: | Nickolas Guertin |
| Incumbentsince: | December 20, 2023 |
| Termlength: | No fixed term |
| Style: | Mr. Secretary The Honorable (formal address in writing) |
| Seat: | The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States |
| Nominator: | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Succession: | 18th in SecDef succession by seniority of appointment |
| Formation: | March 1990 |
| Salary: | Executive Schedule, Level IV |
| Reports To: | Secretary of the Navy Under Secretary of the Navy |
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) (abbreviated ASN (RDA)) is a civilian office of the United States Department of the Navy. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) requires Senate confirmation, and engages in duties as directed by the United States Secretary of the Navy.[1]
The office was created in 1990 by merging the duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics) and the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Engineering and Systems). The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) is responsible for all of the acquisition functions and programs for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, subject to the guidelines propounded by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) is also in charge of the Office of Naval Research.
| Name | Assumed office | Left office | President appointed by | Secretary served under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald A. Cann | March 1990 | January 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush | Henry L. Garrett III, Sean O'Keefe |
| Nora Slatkin | October 22, 1993 | May 16, 1995 | Bill Clinton | John Howard Dalton |
| John W. Douglass | November 1995 | August 1998 | ||
| H. Lee Buchanan III | October 2, 1998 | January 20, 2001 | Richard Danzig | |
| Paul A. Schneider (acting) | January 21, 2001 | July 16, 2001 | George W. Bush | Gordon R. England |
| John J. Young, Jr. | July 17, 2001 | November 6, 2005 | ||
| Delores M. Etter | November 7, 2005 | November 15, 2007 | ||
| Donald C. Winter | ||||
| John S. Thackrah (acting) | November 16, 2007 | July 27, 2008 | ||
| Barack Obama | Ray Mabus | |||
| Sean Stackley | July 28, 2008 | August 3, 2017 | ||
| Donald Trump | Richard V. Spencer | |||
| Allison Stiller (acting)[2] | August 4, 2017 | December 5, 2017 | ||
| James Geurts[3] | December 5, 2017 | January 20, 2021 | ||
| Kenneth Braithwaite | ||||
| Frederick J. Stefany (acting)[4] | January 20, 2021 | December 20, 2023 | Joe Biden | Thomas Harker (acting), Carlos Del Toro |
| Nickolas Guertin | December 20, 2023 | Incumbent | Carlos Del Toro |