How much civilian oversight should the Secretary of Defense have over individual military branch secretaries like the Navy Secretary?

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• The Defense Secretary should have full authority to remove branch secretaries at will
• Branch secretaries should have protected independence within their departments
• Congress should confirm and have a role in removing branch secretaries
• The current oversight structure is appropriate as written in law