Pamela J. Powers

Pamela J. Powers is an American government official who served as the Acting United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs from April 2, 2020, to January 20, 2021.

Education Powers graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Psychology. She earned a Master of Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College and a Master of Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix. into allegations then-VA Secretary Robert Wilkie attempted to smear a Veteran who claimed to be sexually assaulted.

Powers told investigators women veterans described walking through the medical center as a “gauntlet” of unwelcome interactions, such as “cat calls.” She later told investigators that conditions in the medical center improved, but did not say what improvements VA made. She served in the United States Air Force and retired as a colonel on March 1, 2018. Her awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal.