From 1994 to 2005, he served in a variety of staff positions in the
United States House of Representatives, including as a staffer on
appropriations for Representative
Norm Dicks, as legislative assistant on military issues, and later legislative director for Representative
John Spratt. He also served as a staffer for the Select Committee on U.S. National Security, whose work comprised the
Cox Report on Chinese espionage and covert operations. From 2005 to 2011, Hunter was a professional staff member of the
House Armed Services Committee, where he was a proponent of procurement reform and accelerating technological innovation in the U.S. military. Hunter served on the
Biden transition team and was involved in the transition of the Department of Defense between administrations in late-2020.
Biden administration On July 16, 2021, the White House announced that President Biden intended to nominate Hunter to be assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, which made Hunter the Department of the Air Force’s top acquisition executive, overseeing all
United States Air Force and
Space Force research, development and acquisition programs. He was sworn in on February 7, 2022. He immediately began performing the duties of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment until
William A. LaPlante was sworn in on April 15, 2022. With the swearing in of
Frank Calvelli as the
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration on May 5, 2022, Hunter relinquished control of the Space Force acquisition portfolio as mandated by Congress in the
2020 National Defense Authorization Act. == References ==