McCord slated for DOD comptroller

President Biden intends to nominate Michael McCord to be Pentagon comptroller, a job he previously held during the Obama administration, Inside Defense has confirmed.

McCord's impending nomination was previously reported by Defense News.

McCord, who served as Defense Department comptroller from June 2014 to January 2017, served on Biden's Pentagon transition team. He also served on the 2018 National Defense Strategy Commission.

McCord would only be the fourth DOD nominee announced by the Biden administration.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks have both been confirmed, but Colin Kahl, nominated to be under secretary of defense for policy, is battling for confirmation.