Who Controls the Defense Department?

U.S. Defense Department:
http://www.defense.gov/about
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense

Robert M. Gates(White European) – Secretary of Defense
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=115

William J. Lynn, III(White European) – Deputy Secretary of Defense
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=171

Admiral Mike Mullen(White European) – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
http://www.jcs.mil/biography.aspx?ID=9

General James E. Cartwright(White European) – Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=138

General James F. Amos(White European) – Commandant of the Marine Corps
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=277

Paul A. Brinkley(White European) – Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Director Task Force for Business and Stability Operations
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=128

Sharon E. Burke(Ashkenazi Jew) – Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=259

Robert J. Butler(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=240

John R. Campbell(White European) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Wounded Warrior Care & Transition Policy)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=262

Ashton B. Carter(White European) – Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=186

George W. Casey(White European) – Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=126

Sharon H. Cooper(White European) – Director for Defense Human Resources Activity
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=236

Janine Davidson(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Plans
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=190

Michael H. Decker(Ashkenazi Jew) – Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Oversight
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=231

Michael B. Donley(White European) – Secretary of the U.S. Air Force
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=43

Amanda J. Dory(White European) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=238

Alan F. Estevez(White European) – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics & Materiel Readiness)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=275

Thomas A. Ferguson(White European) – Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=230

David M. Fisher(Ashkenazi Jew) – Director of the Business Transformation Agency
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=177

Marilee Fitzgerald(White European) – Acting Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=193

Michèle Flournoy(Jewish spouse: W. Scott Gould) – Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=172

Christine H. Fox(Ashkenazi Jew) – Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=276

General Douglas Fraser(White European) – Commander, U.S. Southern Command
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=215

J. Michael Gilmore(White European) – Director of Operational Test and Evaluation
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=233

Robert L. Gordon, III(Negro) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Military Community and Family Policy)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=261

Vice Admiral William E. Gortney(White European) – Director, Joint Staff
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=278

Robert F. Hale(White European) – Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=174

General Carter F. Ham(White European) – Commander, United States Africa Command
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=279

Kenneth B. Handelman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Global Strategic Affairs (GSA)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=224

John T. Hastings(White European) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense For Reserve Affairs (Resources)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=247

Gordon S. Heddell(Ashkenazi Jew) – Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Defense
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=157

Rebecca K.C. Hersman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=220

Kathleen Hicks(White European) – Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Forces
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=179

Ambassador Vicki Huddleston(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa in the Office of the Secretary of Defense
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=217

James A. Hursch(Ashkenazi Jew) – Director of the Defense Technology Security Administration
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=264

Joseph H. Jeu(Korean) – Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Defense Commissary Agency
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=272

Jeh C. Johnson(Mulatto) – General Counsel
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=173

Colin Kahl(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=204

General C. Robert “Bob” Kehler(White European) – Commander, U.S. Strategic Command
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=274

Frank Kendall(Ashkenazi Jew) – Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=248

Carlton W. Kent(Negro) – Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=148

Elizabeth L. King(Ashkenazi Jew) – Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=209

Samuel D. Kleinman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Readiness)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=163

Paul S. Koffsky(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy General Counsel for Personnel & Health Policy
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=70

Michael P. Leavitt(Ashkenazi Jew) – Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=257

Zachary J. Lemnios(White European) – Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=229

Marcel J. Lettre(Ashkenazi Jew) – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=227

William K. Lietzau(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Detainee Policy)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=246

Ray Mabus(White European) – Secretary of the U.S. Navy
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=222

Robert C. Martinage(White European) – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Special Operations/Low-Intensity and Interdependent
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=198

Commander James N. Mattis(White European) – U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=149

Dennis M. McCarthy(White European) – Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=213

Mike McCord(White European) – Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=175

Michael C. H. McDaniel(White European) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Homeland Defense (HD) Strategy, Prevention & Mission Assurance
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=237

David L. McGinnis(White European) – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=187

Elizabeth A. McGrath(White European) – Deputy Chief Management Officer for Department of Defense
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=219

John M. McHugh(White European) – Secretary of the Army
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=228

General Craig R. McKinley(White European) – Chief, National Guard Bureau
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=52

Joseph McMillan(White European) – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=188

General Duncan J. McNabb(White European) – Commander, U.S. Transportation Command
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=167

Thomas E. Milks(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer for Defense Commissary Agency
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=263

James N. Miller(Ashkenazi Jew) – Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=182

Derek J. Mitchell(Ashkenazi Jew) – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian & Pacific Security Affairs
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=201

Frank O. Mora(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Western Hemisphere
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=218

Geoff S. Morrell(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs; Pentagon Press Secretary
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=154

Bob Newberry(White European) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Affairs
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=234

David A. Ochmanek(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Development
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=235

Robert J. Papp, Jr.(White European) – Commandant of the Coast Guard
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=258

Paul D. Patrick(White European) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Reserve Affairs (Readiness, Training & Mobilization)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=271

Virginia S. Penrod(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Military Personnel Policy)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=251

General David H. Petraeus(White European) – Commander of International Security Assistance Force & Commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=166

Kenneth O. Preston(White European) – Sergeant Major of the Army
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=87

Garry Reid(White European) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations & Combating Terrorism
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=196

Michael L. Rhodes(White European) – Director of Administration and Management (OSD)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=164

Bradley H. Roberts(White European) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=203

Dorothy Robyn(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=225

Admiral Gary Roughead(White European) – Chief of Naval Operations
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=140

James A. Roy(White European) – Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=223

James A. Schear(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Partnership Strategy and Stability Operations
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=197

Robert Scher(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=189

Michael Schiffer(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian & Pacific Security Affairs, East Asia
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=207

Gregory L. Schulte(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=255

General Norton A. Schwartz(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=92

David Samuel Sedney(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=195

Clifford L. Stanley(Negro) – Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=245

Admiral James G. Stavridis(Greek) – Commander, U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=107

Paul N. Stockton(White European) – Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=206

Teresa M. Takai(Japanese) – Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration; Chief Information Officer
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=273

Pasquale “Pat” M. Tamburrino, Jr.(White European) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Civilian Personnel Policy)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=269

Robert S. Taylor(White European) – Principal Deputy General Counsel of the Department of Defense
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=185

George Peach Taylor, Jr.(White European) – Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=265

Vice Admiral Alan S. Thompson(White European) – Director of the Defense Logistics Agency
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=109

James Joye Townsend, Jr.(White European) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=200

Peter F. Verga(White European) – Chief of Staff for the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=183

Alexander Vershbow(Ashkenazi Jew) – Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=194

Michael G. Vickers(White European) – Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Assistant Secretary of Defense
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=178

Celeste A. Wallander(White European) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=199

Andrew C. Weber(Ashkenazi Jew) – Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=232

William F. Wechsler(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Global Threats
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=205

David M. Wennergren(Ashkenazi Jew) – Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=268

Rick D. West(White European) – Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=111

Theresa M. Whelan(White European) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense Domains/Support of Civil Authorities

http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=239

Bryan G. Whitman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=212

Vice Admiral Jeffrey A. Wieringa(White European) – Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=162

Richard O. Wightman, Jr.(White European) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs (Materiel and Facilities)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=250

Admiral Robert F. Willard(White European) – Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=243

Douglas B. Wilson(White European) – Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=244

Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr.(White European) – Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=260

Jonathan Woodson(Mulatto) – Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) & Director of TRICARE Management Activity
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=270

Christine E. Wormuth(Ashkenazi Jew) – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=184

Jessica L. Wright(White European) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs (Manpower and Personnel)
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=267

Summary:
Of the one-hundred eleven(111) U.S. Defense Department senior officials, forty(40) are Jews or have Jewish spouses. This is a numerical representation of 36%. Jews are approximately 2% of the U.S. population.* Therefore Jews are over-represented among the U.S. Defense Department senior officials by a factor of 18 times(1,800 percent).

* Jewish Population of the United States by State:
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/usjewpop.html