John J. Daniels

John J. Daniels

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Plans Programs and Resources,
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)

Mr. Daniels was selected as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Plans Programs and Resources, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) on 1 September 2016. He serves as Chief Financial Officer for ASA (ALT), including Program Executive Offices and Direct Reporting Units. He serves as the Co-chair of the Equipping and Sustainment Program Evaluation Groups which manages the resources that enable the development, procurement, and sustainment of weapon systems and equipment for Warfighters. He administers the programming, allocation, and execution of approximately $27 billion annually for more than 350 acquisition programs for approximately $156 billion across the Future Years Defense Plan. He oversees all reprogramming actions including both Above and Below Threshold Reprogramming Actions, Under Execution Reviews, Mid-Year Reviews, Expiring Year Reviews and OSD Resource Management Directives. He is responsible for the collaboration with key stakeholders on the Research, Development, and Acquisition (RDA) section of the Army Modernization Plan, The Army Plan, the Quadrennial Defense Review, and other key documents and reports.