Hicks says defense budget could be delayed because of Trump team's obstruction

By Tony Bertuca / February 2, 2021 at 1:49 PM
Kathleen Hicks, nominated for deputy defense secretary, told lawmakers today she believes that, if confirmed, helping to craft a defense budget will be among her biggest challenges as former President Trump's outgoing Pentagon team did not cooperate during the presidential transition. During her Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing today, Hicks, a former defense policy official in the Obama administration, said a "handful" of Trump officials at the Defense Department "made things difficult" during the presidential transition, blocking her ability...

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