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President Donald Trump named Robert Salesses as acting secretary of defense pending the confirmation of Pete Hegseth for the position. Salesses assumed the functions and duties of the office at 12:01 p.m., Jan. 20, 2025. Photo by DOD
Pentagon, (Jan. 21, 2025): President Donald Trump named Robert Salesses as acting secretary of defense pending the confirmation of Pete Hegseth for the position. Salesses assumed the functions and duties of the office at 12:01 p.m. yesterday.
The Senate Armed Services Committee has sent Hegseth's nomination to the full Senate, which is expected to act on the nomination later this week.
Salesses is a retired Marine Corps officer and a member of the senior executive service. He previously served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense integration and defense support of civil authorities.
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Pentagon, (Jan. 21, 2025): The following individuals were sworn-in yesterday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Pentagon:
- John A. Byers, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (South and South-East Asia)
- Colin J. Carroll, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of Defense
- Austin J. Dahmer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Strategy)
- Timothy D. Dill, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
- Michael P. DiMino IV, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Middle East)
- Mark Ditlevson, Senior Advisor, Department of the Navy
- Michael P. Duffey, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense
- Stephen L. Ferrara, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Read more: NEW OFFICIALS SWORN-IN AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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EXECUTIVE ORDER, (January 20, 2025): By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The Biden Administration forced illegal and immoral discrimination programs, going by the name “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI), into virtually all aspects of the Federal Government, in areas ranging from airline safety to the military. This was a concerted effort stemming from President Biden’s first day in office, when he issued Executive Order 13985, “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.”
Read more: ENDING RADICAL AND WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT DEI PROGRAMS AND PREFERENCING
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EXECUTIVE ORDER, (January 20, 2025): By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA),50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. This order creates a process by which certain international cartels (the Cartels) and other organizations will be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, consistent with section 219 of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1189), or Specially Designated Global Terrorists, consistent with IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702) and Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 (Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism), as amended.