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By Aug 10, 2020
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5th time’s the charm? Pentagon has yet another civilian leader of special operations in 3 years

Ezra Cohen is currently performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense of special operations and low-intensity conflict.
By Jul 17, 2020
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The Pentagon is playing its C Team with so many top positions left unfilled

The U.S. military is effectively being held together by chewing gum and rubber bands.
By Feb 19, 2020
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Top Pentagon policy official who certified Ukraine aid fired

John Rood is perhaps best known for sending a letter to Congress in May 2019 in which he certified that...
By Feb 5, 2020
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Nominee for top Pentagon job withdraws over op-ed claiming multiculturalism breeds ‘homegrown terrorism’

J. David Patterson  co-wrote a  2017 opinion story in The Federalist with the headline 'How Multiculturalism Helps Breed Homegrown Terrorism.'
By Dec 19, 2019
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30% of the Pentagon’s top leadership positions will be vacant in 2020

With the most recent departures, a total of 18 of the 59 presidentially-appointed, Senate-confirmed positions on the Defense Department staff...
By Jul 8, 2019
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Warfighting with the backup squad: 20 of the Pentagon’s top officials are in temp or acting roles

When the A-Team is gone, you call in the B-Team.