DOD names new acting comptroller

Navy Comptroller Thomas Harker has been tapped to served as acting Defense Department comptroller now that Elaine McCusker has resigned, according to the Pentagon's chief spokesman.

McCusker, who was confirmed as deputy comptroller in August 2017, was nominated to serve as Pentagon comptroller last November, but President Trump withdrew her nomination in March following reports about internal emails in which she opposed the White House decision to withhold aid from Ukraine, a matter that was at the center of Trump's impeachment.

Jonathan Hoffman, the Pentagon's chief spokesman, tweeted today that Harker would retain his position with the Navy along with serving as acting DOD comptroller.