The secretary of the Army is a senior civilian official within the United States Department of Defense, with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, weapons systems and equipment acquisition, communications and financial management.
Thomas L. James is a brigadier general of the United States Army currently serving as the commander of the Joint Task Force–Space Defense of the United States Space Command in Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.
Executive Schedule is the system of salaries given to the highest-ranked appointed officials in the executive branch of the U.S. government. The president of the United States appoints individuals to these positions, most with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. They include members of the president's Cabinet, several top-ranking officials of each executive department, the directors of some of the more prominent departmental and independent agencies, and several members of the Executive Office of the President.
The under secretary of defense (comptroller)/chief financial officer, abbreviated USD(C)/CFO, is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Defense. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is the principal staff assistant and adviser to both the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense for all budgetary and fiscal matters, including the development and execution of the Defense Department's annual budget.
John Holden Gibson II is an American businessman and government official. Gibson is the former Chief Management Officer of the United States Department of Defense. Prior to serving as CMO, Gibson served as the Deputy Chief Management Officer for the Defense Department from November 2017 to February 2018. He has been chief financial officer, chief operating officer, and managing director for several companies including a national consulting group. Gibson previously served as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Management Reform and as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.
Robert F. Hale was the United States Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) from 2009 until 2014 and before that the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. Hale has over thirty years of experience as a professional financial manager serving in a wide range of national defense related roles. In addition to his most recent position as Under Secretary of Defense and his previous appointment as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Hale has also served in the National Security Division of the Congressional Budget Office and as Executive Director of the American Society of Military Comptrollers. Hale is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and a former member of the Defense Business Board. He was appointed to the National Commission on the Future of the Army by Representative Adam Smith (D-WA).
Nelson McCain Ford was United States Under Secretary of the Army from 2007 to 2009.
Mary Sally Matiella is an American government official and political candidate who served as the Assistant Secretary of the Army during the Obama Administration. After several decades of federal civil service, Matiella served as the Assistant Secretary of the Army, holding office from February 16, 2010 until February 27, 2014, when she resigned and was succeeded by Robert M. Speer.
The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller (SAF/FM) is a civilian official in the United States Department of the Air Force.
Larry O'neil Spencer is a retired United States Air Force general who served in many command, comptroller, and leadership roles during the course of his career. Some of his leadership roles include being the Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, Commander of the 75th Air Base Wing at Hill AFB, Commander of the 72nd Support Group at Tinker AFB, and the Commander of the 4th Comptroller Squadron at Seymour Johnson AFB. He retired 1 October 2015 with more than 44 years of service. He received the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, and the Legion of Merit.
David L. Norquist is an American financial management professional and government official who served as the United States deputy secretary of defense from 2019 to 2021. In January 2021, he served for two days as the acting United States secretary of defense, succeeding Christopher C. Miller.
John Euler Whitley is an American government official who served as the acting United States Secretary of the Army from January 20, 2021 to May 28, 2021. He previously serviced as Assistant Secretary of the Army and acting director of cost assessment and program evaluation for the Department of Defense.
John M. Pletcher is a retired United States Air Force major general who served as the deputy assistant secretary for budget of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller. Previously, he was the director of financial management of the Air Force Materiel Command.
James D. Peccia III is a United States Air Force major general who serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller. Previously, he was the Director of Financial Management of the Air Force Materiel Command.
Erik C. Peterson is a United States Army lieutenant general who serves as the deputy chief of staff for programs of the United States Army since May 2021. Previously, he was director of force development of the same directorate, and prior to that was the Commanding General of First Army Division West.
Leon Neil Thurgood is a United States Army lieutenant general who serves as the Director of Hypersonics, Directed Energy, Space, and Rapid Acquisition of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology. Previously, he served as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology.
Robert L. Marion is a United States Army lieutenant general who serves as the Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology and the Director of the United States Army Acquisition Corps. Previously, he served as the Deputy Commander of the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan.
Randy Alan George is a United States Army lieutenant general who serves as the Senior Military Assistant to the United States Secretary of Defense, succeeding Bryan P. Fenton. He most recently served as Commanding General of I Corps. Prior to that, he served as the Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Raised in Alden, Iowa, George earned a B.S. degree from the United States Military Academy in 1988. He later received a master's degree in economics from the Colorado School of Mines and a second master's degree in international security studies from the Naval War College.
Caral Elizabeth Spangler is an American government official who is the nominee to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Army in the Biden administration.
Paul A. Chamberlain is a United States Army Major General who is the Director for Army Budget of the United States Army since August 3, 2017. Previously, he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs and Director of Resource Management of the United States Army Central.
