Who is in charge at the Pentagon after inauguration?
By: Leo Shane III, January 20, 2017 (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Perry Aston/Air Force)
The nation will have a new commander in chief Friday afternoon, but a number of military departments will still be waiting for their permanent leadership replacements under the new administration.
In the meantime, officials from President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team outlined who will man a host of key Pentagon posts while nominees await Senate confirmation votes in the weeks to come.
The most prominent name — and the one who will likely spend the least time in his interim office — is Bob Work, the deputy defense secretary who will become acting defense secretary after Trump’s swearing in at noon.
http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/pentagon-temporary-leadership-inauguration
