Douglas R. Bush

Douglas Ross Bush[1] is an American government official who serves as the 7th United States assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics, and technology.[2][3][4]

Douglas Bush
United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
Assumed office
February 11, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byBruce D. Jette
Personal details
EducationUnited States Military Academy (BS)
Georgetown University (MA)
Military service
Branch/service United States Army

Education

Bush earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from the United States Military Academy in 1993 and a Master of Arts in national security studies from Georgetown University in 2002.[1][5]

Career

From 1993 to 1998, Bush was an armor officer in the United States Army, assigned to Fort Stewart.[6]

In 2001 and 2002, he was a military analyst for the Association of the United States Army.

In 2002 and 2003, he was a legislative correspondent in the office of Senator Bill Nelson. From 2003 to 2005, he was a military legislative correspondent in the office of Congressman Jim Cooper. From 2005 to 2007, he served as the legislative director for Congressman Neil Abercrombie.

Bush then worked as a professional staffer for the United States House Committee on Armed Services from 2007 to 2019.[6]

From 2019 to 2021, he served as deputy staff director for the House Armed Services Committee,[5] where he was responsible for committee administration and operations, while also advising Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) on policy matters.[6]

Bush served as Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASAALT) in 2021.[7]

Bush was sworn in as Joe Biden's ASAALT on February 15, 2022.[6]

References
  1. "Douglas Ross Bush". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  2. Andrew Eversden (21 Sep 2021) Biden Nominates Douglas Bush To Be Army Top Acquisition Official
  3. (20 Jan 2021) ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY) acting ASA(ALT)
  4. Andrew Eversden (17 Feb 2022) Army modernization programs need to put ‘points on the board’: Top acquisition chief ' "I am very comfortable with almost every program right now in terms of its general direction of travel, the requirements seem reasonable, and that our cost estimates are pretty good," said Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, in his first media roundtable since being confirmed by the Senate last week.'
  5. "Mr. Douglas R. Bush Biography" (PDF). congress.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-09-23.
  6. OCPA (February 15, 2022). "Doug Bush sworn in as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology". army.mil. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  7. "Hon. Bush" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
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