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National Guard Association: Acting Secretaries Named for State of Biden Administration
January 20, 2021
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The National Guard Association of the U.S. issued the following news release:

Deputy Defense secretary David Norquist will helm the Pentagon on an acting basis once the President-elect Joe Biden's term begins.

Norquist is expected to lead the Pentagon until Biden's choice for defense secretary, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, is confirmed. Austin requires a congressional waiver before that process can be completed because he has not been out . . .

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