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Shanahan Confirmed, Sworn In As Pentagon Deputy

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, July 19th, 2017

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Shanahan Confirmed, Sworn In As Pentagon Deputy

Pat Shanahan, President Donald Trump's nominee to be deputy secretary of defense. (Photo courtesy of Boeing)

Former Boeing [BA] executive Patrick Shanahan was sworn in as the 33rd deputy secretary of defense during an informal ceremony July 19, a day after the Senate voted, 92-7, to confirm him as the Pentagon’s second-ranking official.Sen. Jack Reid (D-R.I.), ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), endorsed Shanahan before the vote, calling him “fully qualified for the job.”Shanahan held a host of high-level management positions in Boeing’s defense and commercial businesses during his 30-year career at the…

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