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President Obama Nominates Fanning, Others To Key DoD Positions

Pat Host

Friday, September 18th, 2015

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President Obama Nominates Fanning, Others To Key DoD Positions

Eric K. Fanning, Secretary of the Army. (U.S. Army photo by Alfredo Barraza/Released)

President Barack Obama intends to nominate Eric Fanning to become the next Army secretary and others to key Defense Department positions, the White House said Friday.Obama intends to nominate Ricardo Aguilera to become assistant secretary of the Air Force for financial management; Janine Davidson to become under secretary of the Navy; Lisa Disbrow as under secretary of the Air Force and Jennifer O’Connor to become general counsel.Fanning has served as acting under secretary of the Army since June. He has…

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