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Norquist has been deputy defense secretary since July 2019, and previously served as the Pentagon's comptroller.

President-elect Joseph R. Biden is expected to name Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist to be his acting secretary of defense until his permanent pick, retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, is confirmed by the Senate, according to multiple reports.

Trump Appointee to Temporarily Lead Pentagon; Retired Admiral Will Be Spokesman David Norquist will be Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s acting defense secretary, if only for a few days. A retired rear admiral, John Kirby, will be the Pentagon press secretary. John F. Kirby, a retired Navy rear admiral, is a veteran government public affairs officer.Credit...Win Mcnamee/Getty Images Jan. 14, 2021 WASHINGTON — A low-profile deputy defense secretary will be the lone Trump holdover running the Pentagon until President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s defense secretary pick is confirmed. Mr. Biden is also p...

USNI News Department of Navy Comptroller Harker to Serve as Acting SECNAV February 19, 2021 5:52 PM   This post has been updated to clarify that Thomas Harker was performing the duties of the undersecretary of defense and comptroller. Thomas Harker, who for the last few years has served as the Department of the Navy’s chief civilian financial official, will assume the role of acting Navy secretary once President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in, a Navy official confirmed to USNI News. Since 2018, Harker had served as the assistant secretary of the Navy for financial management and comptroller. ...

Norquist issues guidance on breakup of CMO office January 12 Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist, right, and then-Chief Management Officer Lisa Hershman share a laugh in May 2019. Norquist is now in charge of breaking up Hershman's office. (Lisa Ferdinando/U.S. Defense Department) WASHINGTON — With the Pentagon’s chief management officer role officially disestablished by Congress, Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist has issued guidance on where the authorities and personnel associated with that office will go. While the CMO team “attempted to make the best use of the ...