by ADC | Jul 21, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has scheduled a unanimous consent vote Monday for current Army Secretary Mark Esper’s confirmation to become Secretary of Defense, with the Army former infantry officer’s Senate floor vote and expected approval...
by ADC | Jul 18, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved Thursday current Army Secretary Dr. Mark Esper to become the next permanent defense chief and Army Gen. Mark Milley to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs, according to a committee press release. The nominations...
by ADC | Jul 16, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Dr. Mark Esper, who is currently the Army Secretary while awaiting appointment to become the next defense secretary, officially testified for the top DOD post in a generally smooth Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday. Following the hearing, Esper, a West Point...
by ADC | Jul 15, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The White House sent the Senate the official nomination paperwork Monday afternoon for Acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s confirmation hearing Tuesday morning to become the Pentagon’s next top permanent chief, the Defense Department said in a statement. In an...
by ADC | Jul 11, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Senate Armed Services Committee has scheduled its confirmation hearing for Acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper to become the next permanent DOD chief July 16 if the White House delivers his formal nomination by the preceding day, Defense News reported Thursday....