Senate confirms DoD policy No. 2

Defense News: WASHINGTON – The Senate confirmed David Trachtenberg to be the principal deputy undersecretary of defense for policy by a 79-19 vote Tuesday.

Trachtenberg, who was announced as the nominee for the role back in March and had been stuck waiting a final vote in the Senate since July, helps fill a key empty seat at the Pentagon.

Trachtenberg was most recently president and CEO of Shortwaver Consulting, which focuses on national security issues. He is a former House Armed Services Committee staffer and, most notably, served as principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for international security policy from 2001 to 2003. He also did a stint as vice president and head of strategic analysis at CACI-National Security Research.

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