3rd Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs
In office June 1, 1993 – April 1, 1998
President
Bill Clinton
Preceded by
Stephen M. Duncan
Succeeded by
Charles L. Cragin (acting)
Personal details
Born
Deborah Lynn Roche[1]
(1958-11-25) November 25, 1958 (age 65) Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Frank Beatty
Education
Duke University (BA) Columbia University (MIA)
Deborah Roche Lee James (born November 25, 1958) served as the 23rd Secretary of the Air Force. She is the second woman, after Sheila Widnall, to ever hold this position.
James was confirmed as 23rd Secretary of the Air Force on December 13, 2013, and started her tenure on December 20, 2013.[2] In her position she was responsible for the affairs of the United States Department of the Air Force, including the organization, training, and equipping 690,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve, and civilian personnel. She oversaw the Air Force's annual budget ($139 billion in 2015).[3]
During her tenure she confronted issues stemming from the USAF budget sequestration in 2013, continued troubles with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Congressional investigation of the USAF for its handling of sexual assaults,[2] and a drug and cheating scandal inside the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC).[4][5]
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^ abAir Force Gets Second Female Secretary, National Journal, December 13, 2013.
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^Robert Burns. Air Force launching fixes to nuclear program after recent failures Archived 2015-05-08 at the Wayback Machine, The Associated Press
^AF releases criteria for new service medal, Air Force
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