{"id":1982466,"date":"2023-07-25T17:08:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T21:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-picks-next-pentagon-policy-chief-amid-tuberville-hold\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T17:10:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T21:10:27","slug":"biden-picks-next-pentagon-policy-chief-amid-tuberville-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-picks-next-pentagon-policy-chief-amid-tuberville-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden selects new Pentagon policy chief despite Tuberville&#8217;s hold."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-picks-next-pentagon-policy-chief-amid-tuberville-hold%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1982466&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President \u200bJoe Biden selects \u200cDerek Chollet\u2064 as \u200dPentagon&#8217;s next policy chief<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden has chosen Derek Chollet, currently \u2064a counselor to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, to assume the role\u2063 of\u2062 the Pentagon&#8217;s \u200dnext undersecretary of defense for \u200cpolicy.\u2062 Chollet&#8217;s \u2064nomination, which requires Senate\u200d confirmation, comes as Colin Kahl\u2064 steps down from\u200c the position.<\/p>\n<h3>A distinguished career \u2064in\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms \"A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured\" in Germany\">national security<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Before his current\u2062 role \u200bas\u200c counselor to Secretary \u2062Blinken, Chollet \u200cheld several key positions in the field of national security. He served as assistant secretary of defense\u2062 for international security \u2062affairs, special\u200c assistant \u200bto the\u200c president, and senior director for strategic planning on the National Security Council staff.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The undersecretary for policy \u200dplays a crucial role as the primary policy \u2062adviser to\u2063 the secretary, offering invaluable\u2063 strategic guidance in support of U.S. national security interests worldwide,&#8221; said deputy Pentagon spokeswoman \u2063Sabrina Singh.<\/p>\n<p>Kahl, who was confirmed by \u200cthe Senate in April 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">made significant contributions<\/a> during his tenure. According to a \u200bDepartment of Defense spokesman, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-picks-next-pentagon-policy-chief-amid-tuberville-hold\/\" title=\"Biden selects new Pentagon policy chief despite Tuberville's hold.\">achievements include providing strategic policy\u2062 advice<\/a>, overseeing\u2064 security\u200d assistance to Ukraine, implementing the\u2064 National Defense Strategy,\u200d and strengthening U.S. deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.<\/p>\n<h3>Obstacles in \u2063the nomination \u200cprocess<\/h3>\n<p>Chollet&#8217;s nomination\u200c may face delays\u2063 due to Senator Tommy Tuberville&#8217;s\u200d objections to the department&#8217;s abortion policy. Sen. Tuberville is currently holding up over 250 military \u2063promotions and \u200bconfirmations as a result. The policy in question allows \u200bthe military to\u200b reimburse\u2062 travel expenses for service members or their dependents who need to travel out-of-state for an abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Despite multiple conversations between Sen. Tuberville and Secretary of Defense Lloyd \u200dAustin, no resolution has \u2063been reached. Defense officials\u2064 argue\u200d that the hold impedes military readiness\u200c and unfairly \u2063impacts the families of \u200bservice members. While many Republicans \u200cin Congress support\u200c Sen. Tuberville&#8217;s stance, some \u200dquestion \u200bhis tactics.<\/p>\n<p>For more\u200d information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here<\/a> to visit the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden has chosen Derek Chollet, a counselor to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, as the Pentagon&#8217;s next policy chief. Chollet&#8217;s nomination for undersecretary of defense for policy needs Senate confirmation, replacing Colin Kahl, who recently resigned. 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