John E. Whitley

John Euler Whitley (born September 15, 1970) is an American government official and currently serves as the Acting United States Secretary of the Army and Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) and is also performing the duties of Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation for the Department of Defense.

For the British air marshal, see John Whitley (RAF officer). For the British politician, see John Henry Whitley. For the Louisiana correctional officer, see John Whitley.
John Whitley
Acting United States Secretary of the Army
Assumed office
January 20, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byRyan D. McCarthy
16th Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller
In office
September 26, 2018 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byRobert M. Speer
Personal details
Born (1970-09-15) September 15, 1970
Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationVirginia Tech (BA, BS)
University of Chicago (MA, PhD)

Early life and education

Whitley was born in Florida, but he grew up in Clear Spring, Maryland.[1] He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1996 with a Bachelors of Science in Animal Science and a Bachelors of Arts in Agricultural Economics. He graduated from the University of Chicago with a Masters of Arts and PhD in Economics in 2000.[2]

Career

Whitley served in the United States Army from 1988 until 1992. He served as a non-commissioned officer. While in the Army, he completed Ranger School as well as numerous other courses.[3] In 2007, Whitley worked in the office of Jon Kyl, former U.S. Senator from Arizona.[4] Most recently, Whitley has served as a senior fellow at the Institute for Defense Analyses in Alexandria, Virginia. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at George Washington University.[3]

On February 1, 2018, President Donald Trump announced Whitley as his appointment for the office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller). On September 18, 2018, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote. He was sworn in September 26, 2018.[1][5]

From August 16, 2019 through March 13, 2020, Whitley was Acting Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation for the Department of Defense. He then transitioned to the role of Performing the Duties of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation from March 13, 2020 through May 4, 2020, at which point his role ended.[6] On May 4, 2020, he was nominated to assume this post on a permanent basis. On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[7]

President Joe Biden appointed Whitley as the Acting Secretary of the Army. Whitley assumed those duties as well as oversight of 25,000 National Guardsmen stationed in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 2021.[8][9]

Personal life

As of 2020, Whitley lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and two children.

References
  1. "Biography of John E. Whitley". Army Financial Management & Comptroller. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. "John Whitley | IBM Center for The Business of Government". www.businessofgovernment.org. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration | The White House". The White House. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  4. "Conversations with authors: John Whitley on Five Actions to Improve Military Hospital Performance". Federal News Network. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  5. "Trump nominations tracker: See which key positions have been filled so far". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  6. "Department of Defense Key Officials September 1947–December 2020" (PDF). U.S. Department of Defense. 2020-12-01. p. 44. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  7. "PN1725 — John E. Whitley — Department of Defense". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  8. "Acting Secretary of the Army | The United States Army". Acting Secretary of the Army | The United States Army. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  9. "Pentagon Holds Briefing on National Guard Stationed in D.C. | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
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