Austin Criticizes Senator’s Blanket Hold On Pentagon Nominees

Brian Everstine May 10, 2023

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies May 3, 2022, at a Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee hearing.

Credit: Defense Department
The blanket hold placed by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on a series of high-profile Pentagon command nominations will create long-lasting problems in the department if it is not lifted, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin writes in a new letter. Tuberville in February placed a hold on Pentagon...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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