Tom Harker | |
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| Acting United States Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – August 9, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | James Geurts (acting) |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Braithwaite |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Del Toro |
| Acting Comptroller of the Department of Defense | |
| In office June 26, 2020 – April 9, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Elaine McCusker |
| Succeeded by | Anne McAndrew (acting) |
| Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management and Comptroller | |
| In office January 2, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Susan Rabern |
| Succeeded by | Russell Rumbaugh |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) University of Miami (MBA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Coast Guard |
| Rank | Commander |
Thomas W. Harker is an American government official who has served in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the United States Department of Defense. Harker was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as an assistant secretary of the Navy (financial management and comptroller) and was confirmed on December 20, 2017[1] and sworn in on January 2, 2018.[2] He was designated as the acting United States under secretary of defense (comptroller) on June 26, 2020.[3]
On January 20, 2021, he was sworn in as the acting secretary of the Navy under President Joe Biden.[4]
- ^ "PN1028 - Nomination of Thomas Harker for Department of Defense, 115th Congress (2017-2018) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress". Congress.gov. December 20, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ Justin Katz (January 2, 2018). "Harker sworn in as Navy comptroller". InsideDefense.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ Mehta, Aaron (July 6, 2020). "Harker takes over as acting Pentagon comptroller". Defense News. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ "Thomas W. Harker".