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Senior Civilian Aide Mark Averill Tapped As Acting Army Secretary

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, January 21st, 2025

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Senior Civilian Aide Mark Averill Tapped As Acting Army Secretary

Mark F. Averill Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army

The Trump administration has tapped Mark Averill, administrative assistant to the secretary of the Army, to serve as the Army’s acting civilian leader. Averill, a member of the Senior Executive Service since 2009, will hold the role in an interim capacity while Army Secretary nominee Dan Driscoll’s confirmation remains pending. “As the administrative assistant to the Secretary of the Army, he is the senior career civilian in the Army, responsible for advising the Secretary of the Army and providing direct…

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