US Army Secretary nominee defends modernisation portfolio
by Ashley Roque
Christine Wormuth, the Biden administration’s nominee to be the next US Secretary of the Army, vowed to lawmakers that in the role she will push forward with the service’s weapons modernisation portfolio while also examining ways to ease tensions between the Army Futures Command (AFC) and the larger acquisition office.
On 13 May Wormuth appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee to field questions about how she would approach the role as the army’s top civilian. If confirmed by the Senate, Wormuth would be the first woman to hold the post. She has also worked inside the Pentagon as the undersecretary of defense for policy under for the Obama administration. Drawing on her experience inside the building as well as in the research world, she discussed how she would execute the role at a time when the service is undergoing a transformation and facing budget cuts.