More turnover in Pentagon policy office as Baker leaves top role
Sasha Baker has performed the Pentagon's No. 3 role since last summer. Her departure spells more uncertainty for a personnel-strapped office.
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Sasha Baker has performed the Pentagon's No. 3 role since last summer. Her departure spells more uncertainty for a personnel-strapped office.
Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Sasha Baker will resign from her post at the end of April after just nine months in the job as the top policymaker for the Pentagon. The undersecretary of Defense for policy is the No. 3 leadership role on the civilian side of the Pentagon, a crucial job…
Top Pentagon policy official Mara Karlin is stepping down from her role at the end of the month, leaving an even bigger gap in confirmed Department of Defense (DOD) leaders thanks to Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) continued hold on numerous senior military and civilian nominees. Karlin — who was key in helping develop the Biden…
The departure means both the No. 1 and 2 positions in DOD's policy office will be filled with acting officials.
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