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Senator Asks Trump To Keep NNSA, DoD Leadership Through Transition

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, January 19th, 2017

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Senator Asks Trump To Keep NNSA, DoD Leadership Through Transition

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.). Official Senate photo.

A United States senator from New Mexico is calling on President-elect Donald Trump to keep current National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Defense Department leadership in their positions until replacements are appointed.Sen. Martin Heinrich (D) said Wednesday in a letter to Trump that he is concerned about NNSA continuity of operations, as Administrator Frank Klotz and Principal Deputy Administrator Madelyn Creedon “have not been requested” by Trump’s team to temporarily stay in their positions. Meanwhile, at the Pentagon, only six…

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