Barrett continues prep for hearings

Former chairman of The Aerospace Corporation Barbara Barrett's formal nomination to be Secretary Air Force remains held at the White House while officials finish the ethics paperwork required to send her nomination to the Senate, two sources tell Air Force Magazine. “They are in the final stages of completing all of the ethics paperwork,” a source close to Barrett said in an e-mail. “There are no showstoppers.” It takes time to unwind a nominee’s extensive business resume, a Senate aide said. President Donald Trump announced his intent to pick former deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to lead the AF in May. She “looks forward to a confirmation hearing as early as … September,” the source close to the family said. (Source: AF Magazine 08/02/19)