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Senate confirms Navy, NSA veteran Coker as national cyber director
Coker’s confirmation fills a 10-month vacancy that was left after the inaugural national director, Chris Inglis, stepped down in February.
Air Force secretary nominee pledges to tackle enduring pilot shortage, personnel issues
Air Force secretary nominee Frank Kendall pledged to work on bridging the pilot shortage and other issues at his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday.
White House announces slew of new national security nominees
Four more Pentagon nominees were announced Friday.
By Aaron Mehta
Austin pledges to protect civilian leadership at Pentagon
Lloyd Austin signaled that his core staff would be drawn from civilians, not his old U.S. Central Command team.
By Aaron Mehta
An open letter to VA Secretary-designate McDonough
The author of this commentary offers six ideas for Denis McDonough, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead Veterans Affairs, in supporting our nation’s veterans.
By Carrie Ann Alford
My pledge to our nation’s veterans
In this commentary, Denis McDonough discusses the experience he would bring as President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for VA secretary.
By Denis McDonough
Lloyd Austin, Biden’s profoundly private Pentagon pick, joins Twitter
The former Army general, who retired from the military in 2016, would need a waiver from Congress to serve as Biden's defense secretary.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
20 empty seats: Coronavirus may slow Pentagon’s push to fill vacancies
Of the empty political spots in the Pentagon, 13 have no announced nominee.
White House announces pick to fill a top Pentagon personnel post
If confirmed, J. David Patterson would effectively take over a personnel office that has been lacking a permanent leader for almost 18 months.
Air Force nominee lays out her approach to space
Air Force secretary nominee Barbara Barrett told senators the U.S. "must be prepared to defend critical space assets, increase the resilience of our space enterprise, and be prepared to fight and win should deterrence fail.”
By Nathan Strout