Ms. Allison DeVito, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Force Management, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. She provides guidance and oversight in the formulation of strategic plans and policies for 700,000 Air Force and Space Force members and Department of the Air Force civilian personnel in the human resource arena, including: compensation and entitlements; education and training; total force personnel policy; civilian personnel policy; manpower and organization; and officer and enlisted accession programs. Ms. DeVito chairs the Air Force Human Resources Strategic Board and is the Manpower and Reserve Affairs representative to the Air Force Board.
Prior to assuming her current position, Ms. DeVito served as Deputy Director, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In that role she was responsible for organizing, coordinating and resourcing the Legislative Liaison Directorate; developing and executing the Department of the Air Force legislative program, and ensuring the Department provided a consistent and cohesive message through congressional engagements, inquiries and correspondence.
Ms. DeVito previously served as Associate General Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel, nine years on active duty in the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps and is currently a member of the Air Force Reserve.
EDUCATION
2003 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, magna cum laude, University of Notre Dame, Ind.
2006 Juris Doctor, Fordham University School of Law, New York, N.Y.
2010 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2015 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., in residence
2020 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2024 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 2006–2007, Law Clerk, Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia, The Hague, Netherlands
2. 2007–2008, Legislative Assistant, Congresswoman Betty Sutton, Washington, D.C.
3. December 2008–August 2010, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (Chief of Legal Assistance, Adverse Actions, and Military Justice), 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.
4. September 2010–July 2012, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, Air Force Research Lab, Information Directorate, Rome Laboratory, N.Y. (December 2011–June 2012, Deployed Rule of Law Field Support Officer, FOB Joyce, Afghanistan)
5. August 2012–July 2015, Chief, Joint Service Policy and Legislation and Chief, Victim Issues and Policy Branch, Military Justice Division, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
6. August 2015–August 2017, Counsel, Office of the Air Force General Counsel, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
7. September 2017–May 2020, Reserve Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, 11th Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
8. October 2017–May 2021, Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Department of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
9. June 2020–August 2023, Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Staff Judge Advocate, 352nd Special Operations Wing, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom
10. June 2021–June 2024, Deputy Director, Secretary of the Air Force Office of Legislative Liaison, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
11. September 2023–present, Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Staff Judge Advocate, 72nd Air Base Wing, Tinker AFB, Okla.
12.July 2024–present, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Force Management, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
2013 Air Force General Counsel’s Award
2014 Department of Justice Federal Service Award (Air Force Special Victims’ Counsel Program)
2015-2016 American Bar Association Outstanding Young Military Service Lawyer Award
2021 Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award
(Current as of August 2024)