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Three days before the end of the term. Anyone have any ideas as to the object here?
The announcement came a day after Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller ordered the NSA director, Gen. Paul Nakasone, to immediately place Ellis in position as the agency’s general counsel.
Ellis had been selected for the job in November by the Pentagon general counsel after a civil service competition. But Nakasone was not in favor of Ellis’ selection and sought to delay his installation, according to several people familiar with the issue, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity.
NSA will install former GOP political operative as its top lawyer — The Washington Post
The appointment has led to questions over whether the Trump administration is politicizing a career position.
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The announcement came a day after Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller ordered the NSA director, Gen. Paul Nakasone, to immediately place Ellis in position as the agency’s general counsel.
Ellis had been selected for the job in November by the Pentagon general counsel after a civil service competition. But Nakasone was not in favor of Ellis’ selection and sought to delay his installation, according to several people familiar with the issue, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity.