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Senior Army Officials Pushing Forward With Modernization Reform Amid Leadership Transition

Senior Army Officials Pushing Forward With Modernization Reform Amid Leadership Transition
Acting Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy (left) and Chief of Staff Mark Milley hold a press conference at the 2017 Association of the U.S. Army annual expo in Washington, D.C.

With the Army shifting top leadership over the last week following Mark Esper’s departure to go lead the Pentagon, senior officials told reporters Tuesday the service remains set on pushing forward with modernization reform efforts including the imminent release of the service’s five-year spending plan. Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy, now officially serving as the “senior official performing the duties of the secretary of the Army,” said he has sent a memo to the Army laying out plans for the transition,…

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