Ronald J. James

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Ronald J James
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
In office
October 1, 2006 – January 20, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byReginald J. Brown
Succeeded byThomas R. Lamont
Personal details
ProfessionAttorney

Ronald J. James is a United States lawyer who served as Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) from 2006 to 2009.

Biography

Ronald J. James was educated at the

Washington College of Law at American University (J.D.).[1]

James served in the

Black officers were stripped of their command when the 101st was sent to quell White rioting in response to the integration of the University of Mississippi by James Meredith in 1962.[2]

James began his career as an

James then left public service, joining the

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Cleveland.[1] There, he represented management in labor and employment disputes.[3]

Following the creation of the United States Department of Homeland Security in 2002, James was appointed the department's first chief human capital officer in 2003.[3] In that capacity, he implemented a new system for hiring, pay, performance management, and labor relations, known as MaxHR, to help manage the Department's roughly 200,000 employees.[3]

On July 21, 2006, President George W. Bush nominated James to be Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs); James was confirmed by the Senate on September 29, 2006.[1] He held this office until 2009.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Dept. of the Army Profile Archived December 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Michael D. Goldhaber (June 3, 2014). "The Diversity Crisis: Pioneering Partners Say Hurdles Remain" (PDF). The American Lawyer. American Lawyer Media. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  3. ^ a b c d "Chief Human Capital Officers: Homeland Security - Ronald J. James", in Government Executive
  4. ^ See April 2009 Memo from James
Government offices
Preceded by Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
October 2006 – 2009
Succeeded by