Controversial nominee Tata appointed to a top defense job, bypassing Congress

Defense News: The Defense Department announced Sunday evening that controversial nominee Anthony Tata has been appointed to fill the Pentagon’s No. 2 policy job, in a move that some members of Congress see as circumventing the Senate’s confirmation process.

The move came just days after the Senate Armed Services Committee scrapped a confirmation hearing for Tata, a retired Army brigadier general and Fox News guest who has been a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, after there was not enough support among Republican senators to push his nomination through.

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