Civilian Control Defended as Army Chief George Is Ousted
TL;DR
At a House defense appropriations hearing, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll praised Gen. Randy George while underscoring that civilian Pentagon leadership selects service heads; George’s abrupt removal by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has sparked bipartisan concern as Christopher LaNeve becomes acting Army chief.
Topics:nationdefense#army-chief-of-staff#christopher-laneve#civilian-leadership#dan-driscoll#defense#randy-george
- Pentagon leaders 'get to pick the leaders that they want,' Army secretary says while praising ousted top general Politico
- Republicans in Congress back Army secretary amid clash with Hegseth The Washington Post
- Georgia Republican says ouster of Gen. George will have ‘chilling effect’ on military The Hill
- Army secretary praises general who was fired by Hegseth CNN
- Army secretary calls fired general 'transformational' after Hegseth ousted him abcnews.com
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