Gregory R. Dahlberg | |
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| United States Under Secretary of the Army | |
| In office May 23, 2000 – March 4, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard D. Rostker |
| Succeeded by | Les Brownlee |
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| Born | Gregory Robert Dahlberg (1951-11-23)November 23, 1951 (age 73) Pickstown, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Luther College American University |
Gregory Robert Dahlberg (born November 23, 1951) wasUnited States Under Secretary of the Army from 2000 to 2001.[1][2]
Gregory R. Dahlberg was raised in theMinneapolis – Saint Paul area. After high school, he attendedLuther College inDecorah, Iowa, receiving aB.A. inBusiness Administration andPolitical Science in 1973. He then attended theAmerican University inWashington, D.C., receiving anM.P.A. in 1976.
After graduating, Dahlberg took a job with theUnited States Department of Transportation in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Program, with his work focusing onhighway construction and budget and finance issues related to transportation. In 1981, he joined the staff of theUnited States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, a subcommittee of theUnited States House Committee on Appropriations; there, he worked on the budgets of theFederal Highway Administration, theNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration, theUrban Mass Transportation Administration,Amtrak,Conrail, and theUnited States Coast Guard. In 1990, he joined the staff of the full Appropriations Committee. During the debate over theOmnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (in whichGeorge H. W. Bush reneged on his campaign promise "Read my lips: no new taxes"), Dahlberg helped author theBudget Enforcement Act of 1990. While on the staff of the House Appropriations Committee, he also worked on theFDA Fast Track Development Program, and the special financing structure ofOperation Desert Storm. In 1995, he became theDemocratic Staff Director of theUnited States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, in which capacity he was involved in all negotiations related to the budget of theUnited States Department of Defense.
In 2000,President of the United StatesBill Clinton nominated Dahlberg asUnited States Under Secretary of the Army and he subsequently held this post from May 23, 2000 to March 4, 2001. He was ActingUnited States Secretary of the Army from January 20, 2001 to March 4, 2001.
Since leaving theUnited States Department of the Army in 2001, Dahlberg worked forLockheed Martin as Senior Vice President, Strategic Enterprises, retiring in August 2015. He works as an independent consultant.
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| Preceded by | United States Under Secretary of the Army May 23, 2000 – March 4, 2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Secretary of the Army (acting) January 20, 2001 – March 4, 2001 | Succeeded by |