Biden to bring back fired Pentagon official who led anti-ISIS effort
Christopher Maier will return to the Defense Department after the inauguration as the acting civilian overseeing special operations forces.
The Pentagon briefing room is shown. | DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando
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President-elect Joe Biden is planning to bring back a top Pentagon official leading the fight against the Islamic State who was fired by the Trump administration late last year, according to two defense officials and a transition official.
Christopher Maier, who served as the Pentagon s Defeat ISIS Task Force director between March 2017 and November 2020, will return to the Defense Department after the inauguration as the acting civilian overseeing special operations forces, according to the three officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the subject.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Monday demanded that the Pentagon halt the installation of a White House official and Trump loyalist as the top lawyer at…
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Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller speaks with Gold Star families during a virtual meeting at the Pentagon. (Department of Defense photo)
Task force to aid Gold Star families
By Department of Defense News
WASHINGTON, D.C. Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller virtually sat down with Gold Star families recently to discuss how the Defense Department can better support them.
Miller signed a memo in December 2020 designed to implement programs recognizing the sacrifices of these families and preserve the legacies of those killed.
“I was tremendously honored and humbled to sit with and listen to our Gold Star family members,” Miller said in a written statement. “They’ve taken personal tragedies and turned them into powerful stories of hope and healing for others.”
A ranking House Republican is formally asking the Justice Department to broaden its investigation to include President Trump’s conduct during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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