Honorable Alan F. Estevez
Assistant Secretary of Defense
Logistics and Materiel Readiness

Alan Estevez was sworn in as the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics & Materiel Readiness) on August 8, 2011. He is the first career federal official to hold the position.

As the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics & Materiel Readiness), Mr. Estevez is responsible for providing world class military logistics support to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. He manages logistics policy and processes to provide superior, cost effective, joint logistics support to the warfighter, both in current operations as well as in the future. He also performs logistics program oversight to manage the over $170 billion Department of Defense logistics operations.

Prior to his Senate confirmation, Mr. Estevez served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics & Materiel Readiness) from November 2006. He performed the duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics & Materiel Readiness) position from April 2009 until his confirmation. From October 2002 to November 2006, Mr. Estevez was the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Supply Chain Integration) responsible for development of global Defense supply chain management and distribution policies. Prior to assuming his executive position, Mr. Estevez held key positions within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where he played a critical role in reengineering Defense transportation processes, and with the U.S. Army Strategic Logistics Agency, where he managed the Army’s program to address logistics deficiencies identified during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. From 1981 through 1990, Mr. Estevez held numerous positions with the Military Traffic Management Command in Bayonne, New Jersey, Oakland, California, and Falls Church, Virginia.

Mr. Estevez received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1979 and a Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1995.

He is the recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Public Service Award, the 2011 Distinguished Civilian Service Award, the 2010 Presidential Rank Distinguished Executive Award, the 2006 Presidential Rank Meritorious Executive Award, two Office of the Secretary of Defense Medals for Meritorious Civilian Service, and the 2005 Service to America Medal awarded by the Partnership for Public Service. He was inducted into the Senior Executive Service in October 2002.

Mr. Paul D. Peters
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Logistics and Materiel Readiness

Mr. Peters is the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness.  In this capacity, he serves as the principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness in the oversight of logistics policies, practices, operations, and efficiencies in support of enhanced readiness to the warfighter.  His logistics portfolio includes maintenance, materiel readiness, supply chain integration, transportation policy, and program support. He assumed his current position in December 2012.

Prior to becoming the Principal Deputy, Mr. Peters served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Supply Chain Integration within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness from 2010 to 2012.  In this position he was responsible for the development of the Department’s global supply chain management policies, providing oversight for inventory management, distribution, disposal and anti-counterfeit strategies and execution, and development of logistics human capital strategies.  Mr. Peters conducted policy oversight of automated information technology for improved asset tracking and in-transit visibility and was the Logistics Chair for international logistics cooperation in global supply chain with U.S. allies.

Mr. Peters’ federal service also includes major assignments with the Defense Logistics Agency, Navy and Air Force. He has led major programs and activities in the areas of disposal reengineering, distribution execution, major automated information systems modernization, logistics operations, supply operations, human capital management, and audit. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and has twice been recognized as a Top 100 Federal Executive.

Prior to entering Federal Service, he was a corporate auditor and tax accountant with Arthur Andersen & Company. Mr. Peters was selected for membership in the Senior Executive Service in 2006.