Jules Hurst III has been appointed to perform the duties of the Defense Department’s under secretary (comptroller) and chief financial officer. The OUSD (C) announced Wednesday that he assumed the acting-capacity role on Aug. 11.
Who Is Jules Hurst III?
Before his appointment, Hurst was performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for manpower and reserve affairs. He also performed the duties of under secretary of Defense for personnel and readiness and held various leadership roles under the same office. He also became the defense adviser and legislative director at the Office of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Hurst previously served in the Army for half a decade as a legislative liaison, Army congressional fellow and executive officer. He was also the project manager of Project Maven, which involves artificial intelligence and machine learning. Prior to that, he was the executive officer for technology and analytic innovation unit of the Joint Special Operations Command. Under the Army’s Central Command, he served as a targeting officer and began his career as an intelligence officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency.
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