Robert O. Work

Quick Facts

Full Name	Robert O. Work
Date Of Birth	Jan 17, 1953(1953-01-17)
Age	71
Birthplace	Charlotte
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Capricorn

Robert O. Work Biography

Robert O. Work is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on January 17, 1953 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Robert Orton Work (born January 17, 1953) is an American national security professional who served as the 32nd United States Deputy Secretary of Defense for both the Obama and Trump administrations from 2014 to 2017. Prior to that, Work was the United States Under Secretary of the Navy from 2009 to 2013, and before that served as a colonel in the United States Marine Corps; Work retired in 2001 and worked as a civilian at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) and the George Washington University in various positions relating to military and strategic study. From 2013 to 2014, he was the CEO of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).

During the presidential transition of Barack Obama, Work was a member of the Department of Defense Transition Team, focusing on the transition at the United States Department of the Navy. President Barack Obama nominated Work as Under Secretary of the Navy and Work was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 19, 2009.

In 2012, after submitting a budget request that reduced submarine construction, Work said that only a submarine could operate in the Taiwan Strait during a conflict with China.

On March 21, 2013, Robert Work was presented with the Navy Distinguished Public Service Medal, the Department of the Navy’s highest award for civilians.

He joined the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) as a senior fellow for maritime affairs. He later became the CSBA’s vice president for strategic studies. He also took a position as an adjunct professor at George Washington University, teaching defense analysis and roles and missions of the armed forces. During this period, Work wrote and spoke extensively on naval and marine strategy. He also directed and analyzed war games for the Office of Net Assessment and for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He participated in the Quadrennial Defense Review in 2006. Work’s work has focused on defense strategy; proposals to restructure the Department of Defense; and maritime affairs.

Robert O. Work Net Worth

Robert O. Work is one of the richest from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Robert O. Work 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Work’s military service began while he was an undergraduate at the University of Illinois, where he was a member of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant of the United States Marine Corps in September 1974.

Work spent 27 years in the Marines, holding a variety of positions. He commanded an artillery battery, then an artillery battalion. He rose to become base commander of Camp Fuji; the first head of the Marine Corps’ Strategic Initiatives Group, a small analytical group that provided advice directly to the Commandant of the Marine Corps; and, in his highest military posting, as Military Assistant and Special Aide to United States Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig. Work’s rank when he retired from the Marines in 2001 was colonel.

In July 2011, Work called into question the navy’s plans for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, asking if the numbers or types could be reduced in favor of more unmanned systems.

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When James Mattis became defense secretary in January 2017, he asked Work to remain as deputy in order to complete several tasks, including preparing an amendment for additional funding in fiscal year 2017 and preparing the fiscal year 2018 budget for submittal in May 2017. This may have marked the first time in history when the top three posts at the Pentagon – secretary, deputy secretary, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs – were held by Marines.

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In December 2019 Work was presented with the Swedish Royal Order of the Polar Star by defense minister Peter Hultqvist.

Who is Robert o Work?

Secretary Robert O. Work is the Distinguished Senior Fellow for Defense and National Security at the Center for a New American Security and the owner of TeamWork, LLC , which specializes in national security affairs and the future of warfare.

Who is the Secretary of Defense of illinois?

Lloyd J. Austin III is the 28th secretary of defense, sworn in on Jan.

Who runs the U.S. military?

The president of the United States is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and forms military policy with the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), both federal executive departments, acting as the principal organs by which military policy is carried out.

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Secretary of Defense is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule, thus earning a salary of US$221,400 , as of January 2021.