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Majority of Top-Level DoD Appointees At Pentagon To Stay Until Replacements Arrive

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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

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By Marina Malenic Defense Secretary Robert Gates has asked some 160 Bush administration political appointees to stay on in their positions at the Pentagon until replacements are installed. Service officials confirmed that Army Secretary Pete Geren and Air Force Secretary Michael Donley have accepted Gates' invitation to remain in their jobs past Inauguration Day. John Young, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, and Air Force Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Sue Payton have also agreed to stay on,…

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