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U.S. Department of the Army • General Counsel Statutory Review
Civilian Military Secretarial Succession Protocol
• LIVE STATUTORY DOCKET: § 3345 / 10 U.S.C. § 7017

FVRA Docket: Army Secretariat Succession Simulator

Interactive legal workbench modeling civilian military command succession, comparing default statutory lines under 10 U.S.C. § 7017 against Presidential overrides under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (5 U.S.C. § 3345), with live tracking of the Adam Telle designation.

Statutory Seat
Secretary of the Army 10 U.S.C. § 7013
Departing Official
Dan Driscoll Resigned / Transferred
Designated Acting Secretary
Adam Telle USACE Civilian Exec
Primary Authority Invoked
5 U.S.C. § 3345(a)(3) Active FVRA
Simulate Scenario:
Dual-Track Succession Analysis
Title 10 Military Department Default vs. 5 U.S.C. § 3345 Presidential Override
Track B: FVRA Override
Track A: Automatic Line 10 U.S.C. § 7017 Agency Default

Governs absent an affirmative presidential designation under the FVRA. Only Senate-confirmed (PAS) officials within the Department of the Army may assume duties in order of priority.

Under Secretary of the Army Statutory First Assistant (PAS) • 10 U.S.C. § 7015
Default Order #1
Assistant Secretaries of the Army (5 posts) Ranked by appointment date • 10 U.S.C. § 7016
Order #2 (Contingent)
General Counsel of the Army PAS Civilian Legal Officer • 10 U.S.C. § 7019
Order #3 (Contingent)
Track B: Presidential Designation 5 U.S.C. § 3345 Active Lane

The President may bypass the Title 10 statutory line by designating one of three statutorily restricted categories of civilian officials.

§ 3345(a)(1) First Assistant Auto-Ascension Applies automatically unless President directs § 3345(a)(2) or (a)(3)
Automatic
§ 3345(a)(2) Lateral Senate-Confirmed (PAS) Official Any sitting PAS official from DoD or any Executive Department
Pre-Cleared PAS