An item in this article incorrectly described the military service of W. Scott Gould, who was nominated by President Obama as deputy secretary of veterans affairs. Gould was a naval reservist who worked on intelligence for the war in Afghanistan; he did not serve in Iraq.
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-- Garance Franke-Ruta
SHINSEKI's DEPUTY
Naval Reservist Tapped As VA Deputy Secretary
W. Scott Gould, a former naval reservist who served in the Iraq war as an intelligence officer, has been announced as President Obama's nominee to become deputy secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Gould, who most recently has been a vice president at IBM Global Business Services, will work under Secretary Eric K. Shinseki, a retired four-star general, to revamp the sprawling Veterans Affairs bureaucracy. In a statement, Shinseki said he and Gould are committed to "transforming the Department of Veterans Affairs" and that Gould brings expertise in information technology and managing large organizations.
During Obama's campaign, Gould co-chaired the National Veterans Policy Team. He is married to Michèle A. Flournoy, whom Obama has nominated to be undersecretary of defense for policy.
-- Philip Rucker
