Secretary of War Hegseth Elevates Special Operations Leadership: Renamed Strategic Services Office Gets at Least $45 Million a Year and 100 Billets
The U.S. Department of War announced on November 12 that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum last week elevating the civilian leadership of special operations: the Assistant Secretary of War for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict (ASW(SO/LIC)) is raised to equal footing with the Military Department Secretaries, and the secretariat has been renamed the Assistant Secretary of War for the Office of Strategic Services (ASW(OSS)).
The department called it a historic shift in the civilian oversight of the nation's elite forces, with the new name honoring America's special operations heritage. Legislative proposals are actively underway to establish a permanent Under Secretary of Strategic Services.
The newly designated Office of Strategic Services (OSS) is immediately empowered with an annual budget reallocation of no less than $45 million, 100 dedicated military and civilian personnel billets, and direct budgetary and acquisition authority over special operations-peculiar matters.
The department said the institutional upgrade is meant to ensure America's premier warriors have the decisive leadership, resources and agile support required to dominate on the modern battlefield.
(Source: U.S. Department of War)
Source: U.S. Department of War
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