7 Jan 2020 10:49 am
The Department of Defense seems to be in turmoil.
I guess all of them just want to spend more time with their families.
Right.Defense secretary's chief of staff, Eric Chewning, resigns.
Chewning's departure comes after a series of senior Pentagon officials have announced their resignations in recent weeks.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper's chief of staff, Eric Chewning, will leave the Defense Department at the end of the month, the Pentagon announced Monday.
Chewning will be replaced by Jen Stewart, minority staff director for the House Armed Services Committee.
Previously, Stewart worked for Marine Gen. Joe Dunford when he was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The departure of Chewning, who has worked at the Pentagon since October 2017 and has been chief of staff since January 2019, comes as other senior defense officials have resigned in recent weeks, among them Randy Schriver, the assistant secretary for Asian and Pacific affairs; Kari Bingen, the principal deputy undersecretary for intelligence; Jimmy Stewart, the acting undersecretary for personnel and readiness; and Steven Walker, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
A spokesperson for the Pentagon said Chewning's resignation was "a personal decision and is not related to current events," adding, "He's served for 2½ years and is taking time to be with his family and return to the private sector."
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/d ... s-n1111196
I guess all of them just want to spend more time with their families.