Kari Bingen
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
Assumed office
June 5, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byMarcel Lettre
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
Acting
In office
June 5, 2017 – December 1, 2017
Preceded byTodd Lowery
Succeeded byJoseph D. Kernan
Personal details
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS)

Kari Bingen is an American policy analyst and government official who served as Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, the second-highest ranking civilian intelligence job in The Pentagon.[1] She was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on May 25, 2017 and sworn in on June 5, 2017.[2][3] According to a Pentagon spokesman, Bingen resigned on December 5, 2019 and will leave the Pentagon on January 10, 2020. The spokesman added that this is a normal rotation.[4]

Bingen is a former staff member of the United States House Committee on Armed Services (HASC), where she served on the strategic forces subcommittee and as the HASC's policy director.[5] Prior to her work with the federal government, Bingen was a senior space policy analyst at The Aerospace Corporation and an engineer at SRA International.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Jahner, Kyle (April 25, 2017). "Trump Nominates 2 DOD Officials But Many Openings Remain". Law360. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Mehta, Aaron; Gould, Joe (May 25, 2017). "Senate confirms three appointees to Pentagon". Defense News. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Everson-Myart, Eboni (June 5, 2017). "Swearing-in of acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Kari Bingen". Defense Video Imagery Distribution System. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Mitchell, Ellen (2019-12-18). "Fourth Pentagon official announces resignation within week". The Hill. Archived from the original on 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  5. ↑ Clark, Colin (April 25, 2017). "Trump Taps HASC Staffers For Intel & Europe Jobs". Breaking Defense. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Edwards, Jane (April 26, 2017). "President Trump to Nominate Kari Bingen, Robert Story Karem to DoD Leadership Roles". ExecutiveGov. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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