Jan 20, 2025 · He has been leading the Washington Headquarters Service, which includes all of the capital region support services, including facilities management and the office of general counsel and others that support the military branches and Pentagon leadership.

Jan 21, 2025 · A retired United States Marine Corps officer will be serving as acting defence secretary until President Donald Trump's choice for the position, Pete Hegseth, is confirmed by the Senate. Prior to this role, Robert Salesses was deputy director of the Washington Headquarters Services, which is focused on human resources, facilities and resource ...

Jan 20, 2025 · The Pentagon on Monday swore in Robert G. Salesses as the acting secretary of Defense while President Trump’s nominee Pete Hegseth awaits Senate confirmation. Salesses was sworn in just after noon, according to a Defense official. NBC News first reported on his swearing-in. Salesses is the deputy director of the Washington Headquarters Services at the…

Jan 20, 2025 · Salesses, a retired Marine Corps officer, was the deputy director of Washington Headquarters Services prior to getting selected to serve as the interim leader of the military. “Mr. Robert G....

Jan 20, 2025 · Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth at a service at St. John's Church, Jan. 20, 2025. ... He had been leading the Washington Headquarters Service, which includes all of the capital region ...

5 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary late Friday in a dramatic tie-breaking vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.. Rarely has a Cabinet nominee faced such wide-ranging concerns about his experience and behavior as Hegseth ...

Jan 20, 2025 · WASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services Committee voted Monday along party lines to send Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be defense secretary to the Senate floor as President Donald Trump tries to...

6 days ago · There’s some last-minute drama to the confirmation vote for Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, slated to be held at 9 p.m. Hegseth is still working on ...

4 days ago · Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images. When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth starts his first official day on Monday morning, he will face a daunting array of issues to tackle ...

3 days ago · Pete Hegseth speaks after being sworn in as Secretary of Defense by Vice President JD Vance in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in ...