Anthony Jean Tata is an American retired United States Army officer, author, and government official. He served as Secretary of Transportation of North Carolina from 2013 to 2015 under Governor Pat McCrory. Tata served in the U.S. Army for 28 years, retiring in 2009 with the rank of brigadier general. He is the author of the Threat series of thriller novels.
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Anthony Jean Tata is an American retired United States Army officer, author, and government official. He served as Secretary of Transportation of North Carolina from 2013 to 2015 under Governor Pat McCrory. Tata is the author of the Threat series of thriller novels. After leaving the Army, he became a regular on Fox News, where he offered pro-Donald Trump commentary and promoted conspiracy theories. In 2020, Tata joined the Pentagon in a senior civilian advisory role to Defense Secretary Mark Esper. Trump nominated Tata to the post of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, as reported by Politico on April 23, 2020. His nomination was submitted to the Senate on June 11, 2020, but a hearing on his confirmation was cancelled on July 30, and CNN reported that the White House planned to withdraw the nomination. Tata was born in Norfolk, Virginia, the second son of Robert Tata and Martha Jeraldine Morris Tata. Tata graduated from the School of Advanced Military Studies with a master’s degree in Military Art and Science. Tata served in the U.S. Army for 28 years, retiring in 2009 with the rank of brigadier general. Tata led the planning effort for Operation Uphold Democracy. He also was brigade commander in the 101st Airborne Division.
Upon his retirement in June 2009, Tata received the Distinguished Service Medal. After retiring from active duty service, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of the District of Columbia Public Schools from 2009 to 2010. In 2010, he was named Superintendent of the Wake County Public School System. Tata’s contract was terminated in 2012 over his handling of student assignment issues in the large school district. In January 2013, Tata was appointed as the Secretary of the Transportation of the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Tata considered challenging U. S. Representative S. B. Jones, but dropped the idea after it became public in June 2015. He has falsely claimed that Barack Obama is a Muslim and \”terrorist leader\” and promoted a baseless conspiracy theory asserting that the CIA sought to assassinate Trump. He is the official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Undersecretary of defense for Policy reporting to the acting Under Secretary for Policy,. James Anderson resigned following the November 2020 elections. Tata did not contest the finding of adultery, and Army leaders did not penalize him over the finding. Tata and his first wife divorced in April 1993 under acrimonious circumstances.
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