Defense News released a list of Pentagon officials that are slated to run the Department of Defense when President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office.
According to officials the list “pre-decisional” and “not everyone on it has been officially secured into the positions indicated.”
Officially, the current Deputy Defense Secretary, David Norquist, will serve as the acting defense secretary until Biden’s nominee is vetted by Congress.
Below is a partial list of the political appointees that were included in the DoD’s planning document:
Political Appointees
Office of the Secretary of Defense
- DGC (Environment & Installations) Taylor Ferrell
- Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy Environment & Installations Daniel Parnes
- Deputy Press Secretary Jamal Brown
- Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Senior Advisor, COVID) Max Rose
- Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense Kelly Magsamen
Army
- Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Jay Shannon
- Attorney Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, Department of the Army Adil Ahmed
Navy
- Special Assistant, Office of the Secretary of the Navy Molly Papermaster
- Residential Manager and Social Secretary of the Vice President Storm Horncastle
Interim Officials (position awaiting a Senate-confirmed official or permanent appointee)
Army
- Secretary of the Army John Whitley
- Under Secretary of the Army Christopher Lowman
- Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment) J. E. (Jack) Surash
Navy
- Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker
- Under Secretary of the Navy: none
- Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations, Energy and Environment) Todd Schafer
Air Force
- Secretary of Air Force John Roth
- Air Force Under Secretary of the Air Force: none
- Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Energy and Environment) Jennifer Miller
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Find the full list at Defense One
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