BREAKING: US Army Sec. Mark Esper, a former defense industry executive, has been confirmed as the next US Defense secretary, ending 7 months of instability atop Pentagon.
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed Army veteran and former defense industry lobbyist Mark Esper as secretary of defense.Esper won Senate confirmation on Tuesday by a vote of 90-8 and is to be sworn in by day's end.
The Pentagon had been without a permanent boss since Jim Mattis stepped down last New Year's Eve. Deputy Secretary Patrick Shanahan became the acting secretary, but after six months as the fill-in the former Boeing executive abruptly quit. Esper then became the acting secretary, but once he was nominated last week he had to step aside until a Senate vote.
For the past week the Pentagon has been run by yet another fill-in, Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer.
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