DOD hasn't yet determined who will temporarily replace personnel chief

The Defense Department hasn't yet figured out who will run its personnel shop while the current head serves as acting veterans affairs secretary.

President Trump announced yesterday that he had tapped Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Robert Wilkie to serve as acting veterans affairs secretary until Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson is approved by Congress.

Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White had said during a noon press briefing today that Tony Kurta, a special assistant to the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, would be acting under secretary, but the department later issued a statement clarifying that who would run the personnel shop had not been determined yet.