Senate confirms deputy DoD

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Trump's pick, David Norquist, to become Deputy Defense Secretary by voice vote on July 30. Norquist had been acting as the deputy since January, but stepped aside for the confirmation process. He has been DoD’s comptroller since 2017. He was the latest Pentagon official to be confirmed as senators tarried to wrap up work before the August recess. They’ll be out of D.C. until early September. (Source: The Hill 07/30/19)