Katrina G. McFarland

Katrina G. McFarland
1st Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
In office
October 1, 2011 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byKevin M. Fahey
5th United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
In office
February 1, 2016 – November 1, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byHeidi Shyu
Succeeded byBruce D. Jette
President of the Defense Acquisition University
In office
November 2010 – May 2012
Personal details
EducationQueen's University at Kingston
Cranfield University
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Katharina G. McFarland is an engineer who served as the first U.S. assistant secretary of defense for acquisition from 2012 to 2017 and as the fifth assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics, and technology in 2016. She was president of the Defense Acquisition University from 2010 to 2012.