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When the incoming Biden administration takes charge of a Pentagon rocked by years of leadership churn, it'll look to a holdover to provide continuity.

David Norquist will serve as acting secretary of defense when President-elect Joe Biden takes office, multiple sources reported Thursday.

In our news wrap Thursday, coronavirus deaths in U.S. near 390,000, former Michigan officials charged in Flint water crisis, watchdog finds Justice Department knew President Trump’s border policy would separate children from parents, President-elect Biden taps deputy defense secretary David Norquist to temporarily lead the Pentagon, and 2020 essentially ties 2016 for hottest year on record.

News From Antiwar.com Original and up-to-date news House GOP Caucus Against Waiver for Biden’s SecDef Pick Biden picks Trump appointee to be temporary SecDef A bloc of House Republicans is against a necessary waiver for Retired Army General Lloyd Austin to serve as Biden’s secretary of defense. Austin needs a waiver to run the Pentagon because he retired from the Army in 2016. Under US law, a secretary of defense must be at least seven years removed from military service. The Republican Study Committee, which most House Republicans belong to, released a memo on Thursday arguing against ...

US Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist will temporarily serve as Secretary of Defense under the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden, Politico reported on Thursday