Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Scott is Deputy Commander, Task Force to Improve Business and Stability Operations in Iraq, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Business Transformation), and Deputy Director, Defense Business Transformation Agency, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

A native of Washington, D.C., Maj. Gen. Scott entered the Air Force after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy in June 1974. After initial assignments in computer operations, he transitioned to the contracting career field. He has subsequently served as a principal contracting officer for space, missile, aircraft, and command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems. He commanded three times, served as Vice Commander, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga, and as Director, Defense Contract Management Agency, Alexandria, Va. He has served staff tours at both major command and Air Staff levels.

Prior to assuming his current position, the general was Commander, Joint Contracting Command-Iraq/Afghanistan, Baghdad, Iraq. Maj. Gen. Scott reported directly to Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq, and was responsible for planning, executing and managing mission-critical contracting efforts supporting U.S. and coalition forces, security operations, humanitarian relief and the reconstruction efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Maj. Gen. Scott received a Master's degree in logistics management, with distinction, from the Air Force Institute of Technology Graduate School of Systems and Logistics. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in economics at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is also a distinguished graduate of the Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf