CFR > Title 32 - National Defense > SUBTITLE A—Department of Defense > CHAPTER VI—DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (parts 700 to 777) > SUBCHAPTER A—UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS (Parts 700–705) > PART 700—UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS > SUBPART C—The Secretary of the Navy (§700.301 to §700.337) > 700.320—The Civilian Executive Assistants.

700.320—The Civilian Executive Assistants.

(a) The Civilian Executive Assistants, as identified in § 700.310, are assigned department-wide responsibilities essential to the efficient administration of the Department of the Navy.
(b) Each Civilian Executive Assistants, within his or her assigned area of responsibility, is the principal civilian advisor and assistant to the Secretary on the administration of the affairs of the Department of the Navy. The Civilian Executive Assistants carry out their duties with the professional assistance of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and Headquarters, Marine Corps, as presided over by the Chief of Naval Operations and Commandant of the Marine Corps, respectively.
(c) The Civilian Executive Assistants are authorized and directed to act for the Secretary within their assigned areas of responsibility.