Defense secretary departures leave vacuum, Vacancies Act complications

Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro, chief executive of the Punaro Group, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to sort it out.

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The departure of Jim Mattis as Defense secretary in December has left something of a vacuum. Filling the position with acting secretaries has entangled the Trump administration up with the Vacancies Act. Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro, chief executive of the Punaro Group, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to sort it out.

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