Obama Appointees

Leon E. Panetta
Position: Secretary Confirmed: June 30, 2011

William J. Lynn III
Position: Deputy Secretary of Defense Confirmed: Feb. 11, 2009

Ashton Carter
Position: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Confirmed: April 23, 2009

Mike Donley
Position: Secretary of the Air Force Confirmed: Oct. 17, 2008

John McHugh
Position: Secretary of the Army Confirmed: Sept. 16, 2009

Ray Mabus
Position: Secretary of the Navy Confirmed: May 18, 2009

Frank Kendall III
Position: Deputy Under Secretary for Acquisition and Technology Confirmed: March 4, 2010

Michele Flournoy
Position: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Confirmed: Feb. 9, 2009

Robert F. Hale
Position: Comptroller Confirmed: Feb. 9, 2009

Michael J. McCord
Position: Comptroller Confirmed: June 22, 2010

Michael Vickers
Position: Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Confirmed: March 17, 2011

Clifford L. Stanley
Position: Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Confirmed: Feb. 9, 2010

Joseph Westphal
Position: Under Secretary of the Army Confirmed: Sept. 16, 2009

Zachary Lemnios
Position: Director of Defense for Research and Engineering Confirmed: June 19, 2009

Alexander Vershbow
Position: Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs Confirmed: April 3, 2009

Jim Miller
Position: Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Confirmed: April 3, 2009

Paul N. Stockton
Position: Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense Confirmed: May 18, 2009

Michael Gilmore
Position: Director, Operational Test and Evaluation Confirmed: Sept. 21, 2009

Jo Ann Rooney
Position: Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness Nominated: Sept. 29, 2010

Jonathan Woodson
Position: Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs Confirmed: Dec. 22, 2010

Jeh Charles Johnson
Position: General Counsel Confirmed: Feb. 9, 2009

Douglas B. Wilson
Position: Assistant Secretary of Defense Public Affairs Confirmed: Feb. 11, 2010

Elizabeth L. King
Position: Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs Confirmed: May 7, 2009

Erin C. Conaton
Position: Under Secretary of the Air Force Confirmed: March 4, 2010

Jamie M. Morin
Position: Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller Confirmed: June 19, 2009

Charles Blanchard
Position: General Counsel of the Air Force Confirmed: May 18, 2009

Terry A. Yonkers
Position: Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics Confirmed: March 4, 2010

Daniel Ginsberg
Position: Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Confirmed: July 6, 2009

Jo-Ellen Darcy
Position: Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Confirmed: Aug. 7, 2009

Maria Sally Matiella
Position: Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller Confirmed: Feb. 11, 2010

Katherine G. Hammack
Position: Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment Confirmed: June 22, 2010

Thomas Lamont
Position: Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Confirmed: May 18, 2009

Robert Work
Position: Under Secretary of the Navy Confirmed: May 18, 2009

Juan Garcia
Position: Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Confirmed: Sept. 16, 2009

Jackalyne Pfannenstiel
Position: Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment Confirmed: March 4, 2010

Gladys J. Commons
Position: Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management and Comptroller Confirmed: Oct. 28, 2009

Paul L. Oostburg Sanz
Position: General Counsel of the Navy Confirmed: March 4, 2010

Andrew Weber
Position: Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Programs Confirmed: May 18, 2009

Gordon Heddell
Position: Inspector General Confirmed: July 10, 2009

Sharon E. Burke
Position: Director of Operational Energy Plans and Programs Confirmed: June 22, 2010

Christine H. Fox
Position: Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Confirmed: Oct. 28, 2009

Elizabeth McGrath
Position: Deputy Chief Management Officer Confirmed: June 22, 2010

Alan F. Estevez
Position: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness Confirmed: Aug. 2, 2011

Resigned

Robert M. Gates
Position: Secretary Resigned: July 1, 2011

Dennis McCarthy
Position: Assistant Secretary for Reserve Affairs Resigned: June 1, 2011

Malcolm Ross O'Neill
Position: Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Resigned: May 31, 2011

Lt. Gen. Wallace "Chip" Gregson Jr.
Position: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Resigned: April 1, 2011

Michael Vickers
Position: Assistant Secretary for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict and Interdependent Capabilities Resigned: March 17, 2011

James R. Clapper
Position: Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Resigned: Aug. 5, 2010

Michael Nacht
Position: Assistant Secretary for Global Strategic Affairs Resigned: June 1, 2010

No Action Taken

• Deputy Under Secretary for Logistics and Materiel Readiness
• Assistant Secretary for Global Strategic Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict and Interdependent Capabilities
• Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Reserve Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Networks and Information Integration
• Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
• Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
• General Counsel of the Army
• Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition