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Michael Dominguez

MEMBER SINCE: 2010

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Michael L. Dominguez recently retired from the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), where he served in several positions, including as the Director of the Strategy, Forces, and Resources Division, where he oversaw research into questions of military force sizing and structure, military and civilian personnel policies, organizational efficiency, and defense institution building in developing nations. Prior to joining IDA, Mr. Dominguez as the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, where he made significant contributions to the Defense Department’s programs for wounded warrior care, combatting sexual assault, integration of active and reserve forces, and development and deployment of a new civilian personnel management system. Mr. Dominguez also served as the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, including duty as Acting Secretary of the Air Force. In addition to these two Senate-confirmed Presidential Appointments, Mr. Dominguez served in a number of civil service positions in the Department of the Navy and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where his responsibilities spanned program planning and resource allocation decision making, cost-effectiveness and efficient management of government programs, and development of the civilian career workforce. Mr. Dominguez is a veteran, having graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point, NY, and served in the Airborne Infantry in Europe.

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Director
Strategy, Forces and Resources Division
Institute for Defense Analyses
2009
2017
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
U.S. Department of Defense
2006
2009
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, including service as Acting Secretary of the Air Force
U.S. Department of Defense
2001
2006
Assistant Director for Space, Information Warfare, and Command and Control
U.S. Department of Defense
2001
2001
Executive Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Program Analysis and Evaluation
1987
1992
Program Analyst
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Program Analysis and Evaluation
1983
1987
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
U.S. Department of Defense
Research Project Director
Center for Naval Analyses
General Manager
Tech 2000 Inc.
Associate Director for Programming
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Director for Planning and Analytical Support
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Program Analysis and Evaluation
Adjunct Research Staff Member
Institute for Defense Analyses
2017
Primary Sector of Expertise

Federal