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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Deputy Defense Secretary

David L. Norquist, while performing the duties of the deputy secretary of defense, meets with Stephen Lovegrove, permanent secretary of the British Defense Ministry, at the Pentagon, June 4, 2019. Norquist, the Defense Department’s comptroller and chief financial officer, has been nominated to serve as deputy defense secretary.

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