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Acting Army Under Secretary Jim McPherson Nominated For Permanent Role

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Acting Army Under Secretary Jim McPherson Nominated For Permanent Role
James E. McPherson, newly Acting Secretary of the Navy as of April 8, 2020. In March 2020 he was confirmed as Under Secretatry of the Army. (Photo: U.S. Army)

The White House on Thursday announced its intent to nominate retired Navy Admiral Jim McPherson to permanently serve as the Army’s next under secretary. McPherson, the acting under secretary as well as the Army’s current general counsel, will succeed Ryan McCarthy who was confirmed as the service secretary at the end of September. Prior to his time with the Army, McPherson was the general counsel for the Pentagon’s Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA) where he provided legal advice on operations and…

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