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McConnell Schedules Esper’s Senate Confirmation Vote for Tuesday0
- Congress/DoD, DC360
- July 21, 2019
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 scheduled for Tuesday. The Armed Services Committee approved his nomination by voice vote Thursday, but it was not
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SASC Advances Esper and Milley Nominations, Esper Senate Vote Expected By Wednesday0
- Congress/DoD, DC360
- July 18, 2019
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 for the two senior Pentagon officials advanced on a voice vote during a
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Esper Easily Handles SecDef Confirmation Hearing; Senate Approval Expected Within a Week0
- Congress/DoD, DC360
- July 16, 2019
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 graduate and former infantry officer who became Army secretary in 2017, is expected to become
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White House Formally Nominates Esper for SecDef, Sends SASC Confirmation Paperwork0
- Congress/DoD, DC360
- July 15, 2019
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 temporary DOD procedural requirement, Esper’s formal nomination prompted a maneuver involving Esper stepping down from his
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Senate Armed Services Panel Schedules Esper’s SecDef Confirmation Hearing for July 160
- Congress/DoD, DC360
- July 11, 2019
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. Committee Chairman James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said Thursday he had agreement from the panel’s other
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White House Announces Intent to Nominate Esper for Defense Secretary; Two Other DOD Officials for Top Pentagon Roles0
- Congress/DoD, DC360
- June 24, 2019
The White House announced Friday President Donald Trump’s intent to nominate Army Secretary Mark Esper for Secretary of Defense, Under Secretary of Defense David Norquist as Deputy Secretary of Defense, and Army Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy as Secretary of the Army. Earlier in the week Trump had named Esper as acting defense secretary after on
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