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| Name | Michael Bruce Donley |
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, Virginia , United States |
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October 04, 1952
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
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| Info | Michael Bruce Donley (born October 4, 1952) is the 22nd Secretary of the United States Air Force. Donley has 30 years of experience in the national security community, including service on the staff of the United States Senate, White House and The Pentagon. Prior to assuming his current position, Donley served as the Director of Administration and Management in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Donley was born in Novato, California. He earned a bachelor's degree and a master's in International Relations from the University of Southern California. He also attended the Program for Senior Executives in National Security at Harvard University.
Donley served in the United States Army from 1972 to 1975. While a member of the service, he attended the Army’s Intelligence and Parachute Schools and the Defense Language Institute. He served in the 18th Airborne Corps and 5th Special Forces Group.
Donley was Editor of the National Security Record for the Heritage Foundation in 1978 and part of 1979. He was a Legislative Assistant in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1981, and then a professional staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee from 1981 to 1984.
Donley served as director of defense programs and Deputy Executive Secretary at the the National Security Council from 1984 through 1989. As Deputy Executive Secretary, he oversaw the White House Situation Room and chaired interagency committees on crisis management procedures and continuity of government. Earlier, as Director of Defense Programs, Mr. Donley was the NSC representative to the Defense Resources Board, and coordinated the President's quarterly meetings with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He conceived and organized the President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management (the Packard Commission), coordinated White House policy on the Goldwater-Nichols DOD Reorganization Act of 1986, and wrote the National Security Strategy for President Reagan's second term.
In 1989, Donley was appointed as the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller). In this position, he was responsible for preparing the Air Force budget, cost estimating of weapon systems, economic analysis, and providing financial services to all Air Force personnel. He served as Assistant Secretary until 1993, when he became Acting Secretary of the Air Force. Donley served as Acting Secretary for seven months until July 1993.
After leaving the Air Force, Donley became a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Defense Analyses. He stayed at the Institute until 1996 when he became a Senior Vice President at Hicks and Associates, Inc., a division of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). While there, he served as a Special Advisor to the United States Department of State for affairs in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
On 9 May 2005, Donley was appointed by the Secretary of Defense to serve as the Director of Administration and Management. In this position, he oversees 1,300 employees who provide administrative and support services to the Department of Defense's Washington headquarters which includes The Pentagon. He was responsible for the $5.5 billion Pentagon Renovation and Construction Program.
On 9 June 2008, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates recommended that President George W. Bush nominate Donley to become Secretary of the Air Force. Gates also announced Donley would become acting Secretary of the Air Force effective 21 June 2008. The United States Senate confirmed his nomination as the 22nd Secretary of the Air Force on 2 October 2008.
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