Obama team announces senior DoD posts

Thu, 01/08/2009 - 5:07pm

As The Cable previously reported, the man selected to be deputy secretary of defense is William J. Lynn, the department's former comptroller, signaling an effort -- or at least a hope -- to get control of Pentagon spending. The following top appointments were announced today:

  • William J. Lynn, deputy secretary of defense
  • Robert F. Hale, under secretary of defense (comptroller)
  • Michèle Flournoy, under secretary of defense (policy)
  • Jeh Charles Johnson, general counsel
My colleague Carolyn O'Hara, who used to work for Johnson, says he is a "great pick."
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What happened to Richard Danzig

by DOR on Fri, 01/09/2009 - 9:03am

I guess that means Danzig will become Sec Def when Gates finally leaves...?

http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2008/12/how_danzig_sold_reedies_on_the_1.html