Senate Easily Confirms Barrett as Next Air Force Secretary0

• Congress/DoD, DC360
• October 17, 2019

The Senate voted 85-7 Wednesday to confirm Barbara Barrett as the next Air Force Secretary, The Hill reported. “Ms. Barrett will serve as the civilian head at the Air Force at a pivotal time for our military,” Armed Services Committee Chairman James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said in a statement after the vote. “We need to modernize