Trump action on Pentagon chief nomination to await conclusion of ethics probe
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The investigation has injected a new element of unpredictability into an already uncertain outlook at the Pentagon, where officials are scrambling to prepare for heightened competition with China and Russia while seeking to manage polarizing orders such as the use of military funds to build Trump’s border wall.
Brian McKeon, who was an acting senior Pentagon official during the Obama administration, said Shanahan’s acting status might not affect his ability to do his job because he is “vested with all the power of the secretary, and people in DoD — civilian and military — respond to the office and to people with authority.”
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