Patrick Shanahan, vice president and general manager of Airplane Programs for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, speaks at a news conference in 2009. Aside from the deputy secretary of defense, the new appointees would take posts left unoccupied since Trump took office. Bob Work, the current deputy secretary of defense, agreed to stay in his role following the inauguration until his replacement was nominated. “Secretary Mattis is grateful to Deputy Secretary Bob Work for agreeing to continue serving until his successor is confirmed. He is the senior vice president and director of the studies and analysis group at the ANSER Corporation.

Source: Washington Post March 16, 2017 18:22 UTC