Senate Confirms Nuclear Weapons Chief, Key Pentagon Officials


Joe Gould, Defense News
WASHINGTON America's next nuclear weapons czar, the Pentagon's management chief and its chief innovation officer were among eight Trump national security nominees the Senate confirmed late Thursday.Lisa Gordon-Hagerty was confirmed as the undersecretary for nuclear security at the Department of Energy, the top job for managing America's arsenal of nuclear warheads. Previously on the National Security Council, Gordon-Hagerty replaces Frank Klotz, the retired Air Force general who has been in the job since 2014. Read More