National Security

Trump’s Pentagon filling top jobs after slow start

By Jamie McIntyre
Published June 10, 2017 4:01am ET
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Trump’s Pentagon filling top jobs after slow start
After a slow start, Trump's Pentagon says key positions, including dozens of jobs that don't require congressional confirmation, are being filled. (Wikipedia Commons)

For months after President Trump’s inauguration, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was the only Senate-confirmed appointee from the new administration at the Pentagon.

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