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President Biden nominates first female Army secretary Share Updated: 6:04 PM EDT Apr 12, 2021 By ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP File Photo In this Sept. 16, 2015 file photo, then Defense Undersecretary Christine Wormuth testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. SOURCE: Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP File Photo TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 6:04 PM EDT Apr 12, 2021 By...

Christine Wormuth previously served in the National Security Council and then as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in the Obama administration.

Biden to nominate the first woman to serve as Army Secretary Eleanor Watson © Gabriella Demczuk / Getty Images House Holds Hearing On Authorization For The Use Of Military Force Against ISIL President Biden will nominate Christine Wormuth to be the Secretary of the Army, the first woman to serve in that position. Wormuths name was on a list of nominations announced by the White House on Monday.  "Defending our nation from enemies foreign and domestic requires a deeply experi...

The first woman to lead the United States Army could be a former senior Pentagon official as President Joe Biden plans to nominate Christine Wormuth in the position, the White House stated Monday. Based on the latest update, if the Senate will confirm Wormuth as the Army Secretary, she would be one of the most powerful officials in a defense building long dominated by men.  Christine Wormuth would work with the Armys chief of staff, General James McConville, who is responsible together with th...

By Lauren C. Williams   The White House announced its plan to nominate Christine Wormuth, the Pentagon’s former top policy official, to be the first woman as Army secretary. Wormuth led the Biden-Harris defense agency review and was previously under secretary of defense for policy during the Obama administration from 2014 to 2016. She’s now the director of the RAND Corporation’s International Security and Defense Policy Center. Wormuth, who has also served as senior director for defense ...

If confirmed by the Senate as Army secretary, Wormuth would be one of the more powerful officials in a defense establishment long dominated by men. President Joe Biden has not yet nominated anyone to serve as Air Force or Navy secretary.

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Christine Wormuth would work with the Army's chief of staff, Gen. James McConville, who does not command soldiers.

Toggle open close On November 30, 2020, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) decided to forego replacement or repair of the severely damaged USS Bonhomme Richard following a days-long fire during the previous summer. The obvious rationale was easy to digest: $3 billion for a new ship was too much compared to $30 million over a year’s time to decommission the ship.REF However, easily missed in the Navy’s press statements was the compounding rationale of limited shipyard capacity even to cons...

Biden Nominates Christine Wormuth As First Woman Secretary Of US Army WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - President Joe Biden has nominated international security expert Christine Wormuth as the new Secretary of the US Army. This the first time in the U.S. history that a female is appointed to this key post. If confirmed, she would be the first woman to hold the third most senior civilian position in the Department of Defense. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin described her as a true patriot with a dedicate...