Statement of Work

The recent swearing-in of Robert Work as the Pentagon's new deputy defense secretary has occasioned the obligatory department-wide memo outlining his responsibilities:

Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work has full power and authority to act for the Secretary of Defense and to exercise the powers of the Secretary of Defense upon any and all matters concerning which the Secretary of Defense is authorized to act pursuant to law.

Work is also tasked with the role of the Pentagon's chief operating officer and chief management officer, according to the May 5 directive signed by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.