Caroline Krass is the General Counsel of the Department of Defense. Appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, she was sworn in on August 2, 2021. As General Counsel, Ms. Krass serves as the chief legal officer of the Department and the principal legal advisor to the Secretary of Defense. Ms. Krass has authority and responsibility for legal policy and determinations across the Department of Defense and its components. She also serves as the Director of the Defense Legal Services Agency, which is comprised of the legal staffs assigned to the Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities. Ms. Krass was previously the Senior Vice President & General Counsel, General Insurance and Deputy General Counsel of American International Group (AIG), where she led a global legal team supporting the primary business unit, as well as the cybersecurity and privacy, technology and innovation teams across AIG. Before that, she was a partner and Chair of the N
Announcement by Department of Defense General Counsel Caroline Krass on the update of the DoD Law of War Manual provisions on presumption of civilian status and feasible precautions in targeting operations.
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