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Transgender vets sue VA to force move on gender confirmation surgeries
The move comes on the three-year anniversary of President Joe Biden's repeal of the ban on transgender individuals serving in the military.
IRS nominee to face questions over how agency will spend $80 billion
Werfel, nominated by President Joe Biden to steer the IRS as it receives the massive funding boost, gets his confirmation hearing Wednesday.
By Fatima Hussein
Senate confirms Mayorkas as Biden’s homeland security chief
Mayorkas was confirmed by a 56-43 vote, the narrowest margin yet for a Biden Cabinet nominee.
Here’s why Biden’s first defense secretary may be a Trump appointee
President-elect Joe Biden’s first defense secretary may turn out to be President Donald Trump’s last deputy defense secretary, at least for a several days.
By Joe Gould
Biden won’t have his defense secretary in place on Day One
President-elect Joe Biden is pressuring on Congress to quickly confirm his nominees for national security roles, but it appears the congressional calendar won’t permit his pick for defense secretary to be in place on Day One.
VA deputy secretary fired after ‘loss of confidence’
James Byrne was confirmed to the second-highest VA spot less than five months ago.
How the Pentagon still struggles to explain its massive cloud contract
Here’s what senators asked Dana Deasy, the Pentagon’s top IT official, about the JEDI cloud.
By Andrew Eversden
Can all the open Pentagon leadership jobs get filled this fall?
Lawmakers confirmed four top military posts last month, but others remain open.
Esper confirmed as new defense secretary, ending Pentagon leadership uncertainty
The Pentagon had gone more than 200 days without a permanent leader.
Senate committee approves Esper and Milley to lead Pentagon, teeing up final vote
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved President Trump’s picks to the Pentagon’s top two spots.
By Joe Gould