Slew of national security nominees announced The Pentagon continues to flesh out its officials with new nominees. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) WASHINGTON The Biden administration continues to flesh out its national security nominees, with four new Pentagon nominees and a pair of top state nominees named Friday afternoon. After a three month stretch with no nominations, the White House has now announced its intent to nominate 12 Pentagon officials in the last 20 days. It has also fleshed out other top national security jobs at both the Departments of State and Energy. The nominees announced Friday:
Brenda “Sue” Fulton,
nominated as assistant secretary of defense for manpower and reserve affairs. Part of the first West Point graduating class to include women, Fulton has a long history of fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in the military. She helped lead efforts to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and fought against the ban on transgender servicemembers, and in 2
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