
Colin Kahl, the Pentagon’s top policy official, is set to step down from his post in mid-July. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a statement on Wednesday confirmed Kahl’s plans to resign this summer as under secretary of defense for policy, a position he has held since April 2021. “Since his appointment, Dr. Kahl has been a trusted adviser and a resolute leader in our mission to safeguard American interests, both inside the Pentagon and across the interagency. His strategic insights,…