Esper’s confirmation ends a stretch of seven months the Pentagon didn’t have a permanent leader.
Esper’s confirmation ends a stretch of seven months during which the Pentagon didn’t have a permanent leader.The Pentagon had been without a permanent boss since James. N. Mattis stepped down on New Year’s Eve. Deputy Secretary Patrick Shanahan became the acting secretary, but after six months as the fill-in the former Boeing executive abruptly quit.Esper then became the acting secretary, but once he was nominated last week he had to step aside until a Senate vote.
For the past week the Pentagon has been run by yet another fill-in, Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer.
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