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Carter Shuffles Army, Pentagon Senior Civilian Officials

Monday, July 6th, 2015

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Carter Shuffles Army, Pentagon Senior Civilian Officials

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter addresses the U.S. Cyber Command workforce at Fort Meade, Md. on March 13. Photo: U.S. Department of Defense.

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Monday announced the shuffling of several senior civilian Pentagon officials ahead of Army Secretary John McHugh leaving office before November. Eric Fanning, who has served as Carter’s chief of staff since taking office in February, has been named undersecretary of the Army. The position has been vacant since Brad Carson became acting secretary of defense for personnel and readiness. Fanning previously served as both deputy secretary of the Navy and as acting secretary of the…

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