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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's true. People who work at the Pentagon had to cancel their leave/vacations to work all weekend planning this shitshow. The current acting Defense Secretary has no standing to push back against this like Mattis did.[/quote]

Of course he does.  Other Acting Secretaries have authority as if they were confirmed.  Or they act like they do.

What's his name again?[/quote]

He’s the acting guy who replaced the acting guy Trump decided not to vet.  Ooppps. Domestic violence.

Sh*tshow. [/quote]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/28/politics/pentagon-vacancies-acting-secretary/index.html

The current acting guy will have to step down after they officially submit his name to the Senate, unless they can find a "loophole" in federal regulations. Just read the CNN article. The Pentagon is a mess right now.

[quote]It is now increasingly likely Navy Secretary Richard Spencer will be named acting defense secretary for a brief period when Mark Esper, who is currently in the acting position following the dramatic implosion of Patrick Shanahan's nomination, is formally nominated for the permanent role. There are already plans to give Spencer highly classified briefings and secure communications to carry out the job.

[b]The turmoil has only been heightened by the fact more than a dozen of the most senior and critical jobs at the Pentagon are filled by temporary officials.[/b]

[b]Right now, there is no secretary of the Air Force, or permanent senior official in charge of issues as crucial as personnel and readiness; international security affairs; special operations and strategy and planning.[/b]

If Esper, who was serving as Army secretary is confirmed as Secretary of Defense, then his deputy at Army, Ryan McCarthy will have to be confirmed to fill that job as well.

In addition it is possible the Pentagon will not have a Senate confirmed vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the second highest military adviser to the President. General Paul Selva, the current vice chairman retires at the end of July and there is growing concern inside the department that unless General John Hyten, the expected successor can be quickly confirmed, the job will be unfilled for an extended period due to the summer congressional recess.

If it is unfilled by early September it means Hyten, a highly respected four star general who has decades of nuclear weapons experience could potentially have to revert to being a two star general until he is confirmed.
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