1. Elaine A McCusker is an American government official who served as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, one of the offices of United States Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, from 2017 to 2020.
10 Facts About Elaine McCusker
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In November 2019, the White House announced that Elaine McCusker would be nominated to succeed David Norquist as the Under Secretary of Defense.
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Elaine McCusker is from Pekin, Illinois, one of the daughters of William and Kathleen Brown Elaine McCusker.
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Elaine McCusker's father was chairman of the board of the Illinois Federation for Right to Life.
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Elaine McCusker is a graduate of Peoria Notre Dame High School and Illinois Central College.
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Elaine McCusker previously worked for the United States Energy Department's Argonne National Laboratory, the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Pentagon Comptroller's office, and the Navy Department.
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Elaine McCusker contributed to announcements in September 2019 regarding Trump's plan to divert Pentagon funds to build a wall along the US-Mexico border.
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Elaine McCusker announced wall construction could begin as within three months on federally owned land.
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Elaine McCusker was identified as one of the federal officials with knowledge of President Trump's effort to keep Ukraine from receiving aid authorized by Congress.
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Elaine McCusker then sent emails to the OMB expressing concern that by withholding funds from Ukraine, the White House was violating the Impoundment Control Act, which requires that the executive branch spend appropriations that have been approved by Congress.