Mark Esper sworn in as the next US defence secretary ending the longest period in Pentagon history that it has gone without a confirmed leader
Mark Esper is sworn in as the new Secretary of Defence by Associate Justice Samuel Alito as Esper's wife Leah Esper holds the Bible in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on July 23, 2019.
The turmoil atop the Pentagon began when Mattis stepped down last New Year's Eve after a series of policy disputes with Trump. Even with Esper now in charge, the problem of leadership instability at the Pentagon is not fully resolved. There still is no Senate-confirmed deputy secretary of defence, though David Norquist on Tuesday was nominated for the post and is scheduled to have a confirmation hearing Wednesday.The senior leadership vacancies increased again last week with the departure of David Trachtenberg, the Pentagon's second-ranking civilian policy official.
A military officer has accused Hyten of sexual misconduct . An investigation found insufficient evidence to charge Hyten, but some members of Congress have raised questions about that process. It's unclear when or whether Hyten's nomination will proceed. Esper had been the Army secretary when Mattis resigned in December. On Jan. 1, the deputy defense secretary, Patrick Shanahan, became the acting secretary.Esper then became the acting defense secretary, but once he was nominated last week, he had to step aside until after a Senate vote. So, for the past week, the Pentagon had been run by yet another fill-in: Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer.
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