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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Rudy F. de Leon |
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, California , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
August 28, 1952
(71 years)
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
May 09, 2023 07:47pm |
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| Info | From DOD website [Link]
"Rudy de Leon was sworn in as the 27th Deputy Secretary of Defense on March 31, 2000. A Presidential appointee confirmed by the Senate, he is delegated the full power and authority to exercise the powers of the Secretary of Defense during his absence.
Prior to assuming the duties of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, he served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (1997 - 2000). In this position, he was the Defense Secretary's senior policy advisor on recruitment, career development, readiness, pay and benefits for 1.4 million active duty military personnel, 1.3 million Guard and Reserve personnel and 680,000 DoD civilians.
Mr. de Leon undertook several important initiatives on behalf of the Secretary of Defense during his tenure as Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. He served as the Secretary's principal architect, advisor and spokesperson in the enactment of the $42 billion pay and compensation reform package passed by the Congress in 1999. That legislation provided the largest pay increase for military members in a generation. It also reforms the so-called "Redux" retirement system restoring equity among retirement systems and giving service members the opportunity to choose the retirement system that best suits their interests.
Prior to his position as Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, he served as Under Secretary of the Air Force. During his three-year tenure he focused on maintaining high quality personnel, force readiness and an affordable modernization program that included the F-22 fighter and C-17 airlifter. He helped direct the two-year program review of the C-17 that led to $5 billion in cost reductions and an unprecedented seven-year multi-year procurement.
Mr. de Leon began his career in federal government 25 years ago. Prior to serving as the Special Assistant to Secretary of Defense Les Aspin in 1993, he was the staff director for the Committee on Armed Services of the U.S. House of Representatives. In this capacity, he was responsible for the Committee's consideration of annual defense budgets, helped draft the Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization Act and oversaw the 1990 legislation that authorized the use of military force in the Persian Gulf. From 1975 to 1985 Mr. de Leon held various legislative assistant positions in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.
He is a 1974 graduate of Loyola University at Los Angeles where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. In 1984 he participated in the Executive Program in National and International Security Affairs, John F. Kennedy School Of Government, Harvard University. In 1987 Mr. de Leon attended the Seminar XXI Program in Foreign Politics, International Relations and the National Interest, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
His awards and honors include two Department of Defense Medals for Distinguished Public Service and the Department of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Award. The Air Force Association also presented him their special award for his advocacy of aerospace power."
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