David Trachtenberg

David Joel Trachtenberg is an American national security consultant and advisor who served as principal deputy under secretary for policy in the United States Department of Defense. Prior to assuming this role, he was the head of U.S. national security consulting firm Shortwaver. On March 17, 2017, he was announced as President Donald Trump's nominee to become principal deputy under secretary for policy in the Department of Defense.[1] This nomination was confirmed by a 79–17 vote of the U.S. Senate on October 17, 2017.[2]

David Trachtenberg
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
In office
October 27, 2017 – July 19, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byBrian P. McKeon
Succeeded byJames H. Anderson (Acting)
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Acting
In office
October 27, 2017 – January 8, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byRobert Karem (Acting)
Succeeded byJohn Rood
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy
In office
2001–2003
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Southern California
Georgetown University
AwardsDepartment of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service (2003)

Trachtenberg previously served as vice president and head of the strategic analysis division of CACI International Inc., the principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for international security policy at the U.S. Department of Defense, and as a senior staff member on the United States House Committee on Armed Services.[3][4]

In mid-July 2019, it was announced[5] that Trachtenburg would leave his Pentagon job, as of Friday 19 July 2019. There were at least seven other vacant positions in senior leadership at the Pentagon.

References
  1. Freedberg Jr., Sydney; Clark, Colin (March 16, 2017). "Trump Picks Technocrats, Not Billionaires, For Top Pentagon Posts". Breaking Defense. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. "PN362 — David Joel Trachtenberg — Department of Defense". U.S. Congress. October 17, 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. "President Announces Picks for Senior Pentagon Posts". United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. Mehta, Aaron (March 16, 2017). "Boeing exec, Russia cynic among Trump's picks for top DoD posts". Defense News. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  5. David Trachtenberg, No. 2 policy official, exits Pentagon, Aaron Mehta, Defense News, 2019-07-20

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