No Ma’am: Pentagon down to just handful of women appointees, spotlighting history of inequality
Once a trio of departures is official, there will be only three Senate-confirmed women in the Pentagon.
By Aaron Mehta
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Kathryn Wheelbarger, Pentagon’s top foreign policy official, resigns
Wheelbarger had her nomination for a top intelligence job pulled last week.
By Aaron Mehta
Elaine McCusker, Pentagon comptroller, resigns
McCusker's nomination for the permanent comptroller job was pulled in March.
By Aaron Mehta
DoD’s border wall funding shift hits Russia deterrence efforts
The Pentagon is moving to scuttle nearly 19 more military construction projects ― including $274 million worth in Europe to deter Russia.
By Joe Gould
20 empty seats: Coronavirus may slow Pentagon’s push to fill vacancies
Of the empty political spots in the Pentagon, 13 have no announced nominee.
As Pentagon vacancies peak, time runs out to fill jobs
Of 60 Senate-confirmable positions at the Pentagon, more than one third are unfilled, and time is running out for the Trump administration on the Senate’s abbreviated, election-year calendar.
By Joe Gould