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President-Elect Obama Announces Top Pentagon Appointments

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Friday, January 9th, 2009

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By Marina Malenic President-elect Barack Obama's transition team announced yesterday that he plans to nominate William Lynn to be the new Deputy Secretary of Defense. Lynn served as the Pentagon comptroller from 1997 to 2001. From 1993 to 1997, Lynn was the director of program analysis and evaluation in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where he oversaw all aspects of the DoD's strategic planning process. He currently serves as senior vice president of Government Operations and Strategy at…

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