Elaine McCusker
Elaine A. McCusker is an American government official who served as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), one of the offices of United States Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, from 2017 to 2020.
Elaine McCusker | |
|---|---|
| Acting Comptroller of the Department of Defense | |
| In office July 31, 2019 – June 26, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | David Norquist |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Harker (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pekin, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Illinois Central College University of Dallas (BA) |
| Awards | Navy Superior Civilian Service Award (2008) Secretary of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Award (2011) Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award (2016) |
McCusker was nominated by President Donald Trump to become United States Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense in April 2017 and was confirmed on August 1, 2017. In November 2019, the White House announced that McCusker would be nominated to succeed David Norquist as the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). On March 2, 2020 it was reported that her nomination was being withdrawn by the White House following reports that in 2019 she had warned that freezing military aid to Ukraine might not be legal.
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