Michael Bruce Donley Biography

President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate and designate one individual to serve in his Administration. The President intends to nominate Michael Bruce Donley, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air Force and designate Acting.

Mr. Donley currently serves as Director of Administration and Management at the Department of Defense. Prior to this, he served as Senior Vice President at Hicks & Associates (a subsidiary of Science Applications International Corporation). Earlier in his career, he served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller) and as Acting Secretary of the Air Force. Mr. Donley received his bachelor's degree and master's degree from the University of Southern California. # # #

For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary June 9, 2008

Biography{ Michael B. Donley Director of Administration and Management (OSD)

Mr. Michael B. Donley was appointed by the Secretary of Defense to serve as the Director of Administration and Management (DA&M) in May 9, 2005.

As the DA&M, Mr. Donley is the principal staff assistant to Secretary Robert Gates for Department of Defense (DoD) Organizational and Management Planning. He oversees the DoD Freedom of Information and Privacy programs, and Historical and Information Technology / Chief Information Officer (CIO) programs for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). He is also responsible for Washington Headquarters Services, a 1,300-employee, $1.3 billion Field Activity that oversees management of the Pentagon, DoD leased space and DoD administrative services within the National Capital Region; the Pentagon Force Protection Agency which is responsible for Antiterrorism, Security and Law Enforcement; and the $5.5 billion Pentagon Renovation and Construction Program.

Mr. Donley has over 26 years of experience in the national security community, including service in the Senate, White House and the Pentagon. During his career he has been involved in strategy and policymaking at the highest levels and is a recognized expert in national security organization, planning and budgeting.

From 1996 until his appointment as DA&M, Mr. Donley was a Senior Vice President at Hicks and Associates, Inc., a subsidiary of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). During this time he served as a Special Advisor to the Defense Reform Commission in Bosnia-Herzegovina for the State Department and contributed to several major Defense projects involving organizational reform and planning.
From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Donley was a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Defense Analyses. Prior to this position, he served as the Acting Secretary of the Air Force for seven months. From 1989 to 1993 he served as the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller) with responsibility for all CFO functions including budgeting, cost and economic analysis.

Mr. Donley served the National Security Council as Deputy Executive Secretary from 1987 to 1989 and as Director of Defense Programs from 1984 to 1987. He was also a Professional Staff Member on the Senate Armed Services Committee (1981-84), a Legislative Assistant to the U.S. Senate (1979-81) and the Editor of the National Security Record for the Heritage Foundation (1978-79).

Mr. Donley served in the United States Army from 1972 to 1975 with the XVIIIth Airborne Corps and 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), attending the Army’s Intelligence and Parachute Schools and the Defense Language Institute.

Mr. Donley earned both B.A. and M.A. degree in International Relations from the University of Southern California. He also attended the Program for Senior Executives in National Security at Harvard University and until recently was a PhD Candidate at Georgetown University.