National Security Act of 1947, a United States law that established the Central Intelligence Agency
This mnemonic has been obsolete since 1947 when the Departments of War and the Navy were combined into the Department of Defense by the National Security Act of 1947.
Public Law 81-36, 2 April 1949, originally established this position as the Under Secretary of Defense, however Public Law 81-2 16, August 10, 1949, a.k.a. the 1949 Amendments to the National Security Act of 1947, changed the title to Deputy Secretary of Defense.
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He was the chief intellectual architect of the National Security Act of 1947, which culminated in the reorganization the military and intelligence branches of the federal government, including the creation of the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency.
The 1949 amendments to the National Security Act of 1947 authorized the United States Secretary of Defense to establish revolving funds as the business model for the operation of these funds.