WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Robert Salesses will serve as acting defense secretary until President Donald Trump's choice for the position, Pete Hegseth, is confirmed by the Senate, two U.S. officials said on Monday.

President Donald Trump has named an acting defense secretary because his choice to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has not yet been confirmed by the Senate

Robert Salesses is a retired Marine who served in the Gulf War and has been deputy director of the Pentagon’s Washington Headquarters Service.

Salesses is deputy director of the Washington Headquarters Services, which is focused on human resources, facilities and resource management within the Pentagon. Hegseth could face a vote by the ...

The story of the Headquarters House began in 1853 when Jonas and Matilda Tebbetts built the now-historic home.

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