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Top Pentagon Policy Official Kahl To Step Down In Mid-July

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, May 17th, 2023

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Top Pentagon Policy Official Kahl To Step Down In Mid-July

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin H. Kahl holds a press briefing about the latest security assistance package in support of Ukraine, the Pentagon Press Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., Aug. 8, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

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,…

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