Austin wipes slate clean on all DOD advisory boards following Trump purge and burrowing

By Tony Bertuca / February 2, 2021 at 3:20 PM
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has effectively fired all members of more than 40 Defense Department advisory boards and committees so he can conduct a "zero-based review," according to John Kirby, the Pentagon's chief spokesman. The new review follows moves by former President Trump to dismiss existing board members and install a series of loyalists on the Defense Business Board and Defense Policy Board. Kirby said during a press conference today that Austin "was deeply concerned with the pace and the...

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