Department of Defense appointments by Donald Trump
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Appointments
Main Department
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Secretary of Defense |
Mark Esper |
June 24, 2019 | July 15, 2019 |
July 23, 2019 (Confirmed July 23, 2019, 90–8) |
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Deputy Secretary of Defense |
David Norquist |
January 2, 2019 | July 23, 2019 |
July 31, 2019 (Confirmed July 30, 2019, voice vote) |
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Chief Management Officer of Defense |
Lisa Hershman[1][2] |
December 30, 2019 (Confirmed December 19, 2019, voice vote) |
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December 1, 2018[3] | December 30, 2019 | ||
General Counsel of Defense |
Paul C. Ney Jr.[4] |
August 20, 2018 (Confirmed July 12, 2018, 70–23) |
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Inspector General of Defense |
Jason Abend[5] | Upon Senate confirmation | |
Sean O'Donnell[6] |
April 6, 2020 | ||
Chief Information Officer of Defense |
Dana Deasy[7] |
TBD (Confirmed December 19, 2019, voice vote) |
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May 7, 2018 (Appointed April 5, 2018) |
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Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs) |
Robert R. Hood |
August 8, 2017 (Confirmed August 1, 2017, voice vote) |
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Mark A. Milley |
September 30, 2019 (Confirmed July 25, 2019, 89–1) |
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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
John E. Hyten[8] |
November 21, 2019 (Confirmed September 26, 2019, 75–22) |
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Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) |
Ellen Lord |
August 10, 2017 (Confirmed August 1, 2017, voice vote) |
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Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) |
Alan Shaffer[9] |
January 28, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of Defense (Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs) |
Lucas Polakowski[10] |
Upon Senate Confirmation | |
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Acquisition) |
Kevin Fahey[11] |
March 16, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of Defense (Sustainment) |
Jordan Gillis[12] |
March 30, 2020 (Confirmed March 26, 2020, voice vote) |
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Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation |
John E. Whitley[13] |
August 16, 2019 | |
Upon Senate Confirmation | |||
Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering) |
Michael Kratsios |
July 13, 2020 | |
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering) |
Mark J. Lewis |
July 13, 2020 | |
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations and Environment) |
Lucian Niemeyer |
August 2, 2017 (Confirmed August 1, 2017, voice vote) |
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Director of Operational Test and Evaluation |
Robert Behler[14] |
December 11, 2017 (Confirmed November 16, 2017, voice vote) |
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Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) |
James H. Anderson[15][16] |
February 29, 2020 | |
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) |
June 8, 2020 (Confirmed June 3, 2020, 78–17) |
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Anthony Tata[17] |
July 31, 2020 | ||
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities) |
Victorino Mercado[18] |
June 8, 2020 (Confirmed June 2, 2020, 75–15) |
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Assistant Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense and Global Security) |
Kenneth Rapuano |
June 2, 2017 (Confirmed May 25, 2017, 95–1) |
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Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) |
Thomas McCaffery |
August 12, 2019 (Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities) |
Louis Bremer[19] | Upon Senate confirmation | |
Thomas Alexander[20] |
November 2, 2019 | ||
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Indo-Pacific Security Affairs) |
David Helvey[21] |
January 1, 2020 | |
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) |
Thomas Harker |
June 27, 2020 | |
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) |
Vacant | ||
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) |
Matthew Donovan[22] |
March 23, 2020 (Confirmed March 23, 2020, voice vote) |
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December 13, 2019 | March 3, 2020 | ||
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) |
Craig Duehring[23] |
Upon Senate confirmation | |
William Bushman[24] |
July 29, 2019 | ||
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) |
Virginia Penrod[25] |
February 12, 2018 | |
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Readiness) |
Tom Constable[26] |
January 31, 2020 | |
Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) |
Joseph D. Kernan |
December 11, 2017 (Confirmed November 16, 2017, voice vote) |
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Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence and Security) |
Bradley Hansell[27] |
Upon Senate confirmation | |
National Security Agency | |||
Inspector General of the National Security Agency |
Robert Storch |
January 2, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote) |
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Permanent Joint Board on Defense | |||
Chairman of the United States Section of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense for the United States and Canada | Christopher D. Miller[15] |
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National Reconnaissance Office | |||
Director of the National Reconnaissance Office |
Christopher Scolese[28] |
August 5, 2019 (Confirmed June 27, 2019, voice vote) |
Department of the Army
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Secretary of the Army |
Ryan McCarthy |
July 23, 2019 | September 30, 2019 |
September 30, 2019 (Confirmed September 26, 2019, voice vote) |
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General Counsel of the Army |
Michele Pearce[29] |
Upon Senate confirmation | |
Under Secretary of the Army |
James E. McPherson |
July 23, 2019 | March 25, 2020 |
March 25, 2020 (Confirmed March 23, 2020, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) |
Bruce D. Jette |
January 2, 2018 (Confirmed December 20, 2017, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) |
R. D. James[30] |
February 26, 2018 (Confirmed January 25, 2018, 89–1) |
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Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) |
John E. Whitley[31] |
September 26, 2018 (Confirmed September 18, 2018, voice vote) |
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Jonathan Moak[32] |
Upon Senate confirmation | ||
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment) |
Alex A. Beehler[33] |
January 10, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) |
Casey Wardynski[34] |
January 16, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) |
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United States Military Academy | |||
Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy |
Meaghan C. Mobbs[15] | ||
Jim Nicholson[15] |
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David Urban[35] |
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Guy C. Swan III[35] |
Department of the Navy
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Secretary of the Navy |
Kenneth Braithwaite[36] |
May 29, 2020 (Confirmed May 21, 2020, voice vote) |
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General Counsel of the Navy |
Robert Sander[37] |
January 6, 2020 (Confirmed December 19, 2019, voice vote) |
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Greg Slavonic[38] |
April 24, 2020[39] | ||
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) |
June 11, 2018 (Confirmed May 24, 2018, voice vote) |
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Catherine Kessmeier[40] |
June 24, 2020 | ||
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment) |
Charles Williams[41] |
April 24, 2020 (Confirmed March 26, 2020, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) |
Thomas Harker |
January 2, 2018 (Confirmed December 20, 2017, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) |
James Geurts |
December 5, 2017 (Confirmed November 16, 2017, voice vote) |
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United States Naval Academy | |||
Members of the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy |
Anthony W. Parker[42] | ||
George Gould[42] | |||
Ronny Jackson[42] |
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Sean Spicer[35] |
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Jonathan D. Hiler[43] |
Department of the Air Force
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Secretary of the Air Force |
Barbara Barrett[44] |
October 18, 2019 (Confirmed October 16, 2019, 85-7) |
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General Counsel of the Air Force |
Thomas E. Ayres[45] |
February 21, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote) |
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Under Secretary of the Air Force |
Shon J. Manasco[46] |
December 2019 | |
Upon Senate Confirmation | |||
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) |
Will Roper[47] |
March 9, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller) |
John P. Roth |
January 2, 2018 (Confirmed December 20, 2017, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Energy) |
John Henderson[48][49] |
February 20, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) |
John Fedrigo |
December 2019[50] | |
United States Air Force Academy | |||
Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy |
David Ehrhart[51] |
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Robert Gleason[51] | |||
Douglas Lengenfelder[52] |
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Michael Wynne[53] |
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