NCR PDI 2020

Thomas Harker
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, FM&C
Navy/Marine Corps


The Honorable Thomas W. Harker is a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard with a career marked by operational success including multi-ton drug seizures on the high seas. Ashore, he was assigned positions of increasing responsibility in budget, acquisition, internal controls, audit readiness and financial reporting. Mr. Harker’s leadership of the Coast Guard audit readiness and internal control program contributed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) moving from 10 successive disclaimers to a clean audit opinion. Prior to leaving active duty, he served at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) where he led the Campaign to Cut Waste, updated OMB Circular A-136 and drafted government-wide financial policy.

Mr. Harker served as an auditor and consultant at a large public accounting firm, auditing Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Act agencies. He also assisted the Joint Staff with developing and implementing an audit readiness plan, and improved Coast Guard’s accountability for property as a consultant.
Mr. Harker was appointed to the Senior Executive Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as the Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Policy. While in this position, he served as the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management at the VA and as the Acting Deputy CFO for Accounting and Financial Management at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Mr. Harker graduated from the University of California Berkeley in 1990 and received an MBA from the University of Miami in 2000.

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