United States Department of Defense (2009-03-13). ”Navy Secretary Departs Office”. Pressmeddelande. Läst 18 maj 2009. ”The 74th Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter, resigned his office today as planned. Winter had agreed to remain in office until March 13, 2009, to ease the transition of the Department of Defense. [...] BJ Penn will be the acting Secretary of the Navy until the Senate confirms a nominee chosen by President Barack Obama.”