### Question
How is the "head of an agency" defined?


### Answer
The term **head of an agency** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 2383* as follows -

> given such term in section 2302(1) of this title, except that such term does not include the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2383*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT > CHAPTER 141-MISCELLANEOUS PROCUREMENT PROVISIONS**

