DefenseNews:
WASHINGTON – Eighty-two days after being announced as President Donald Trump’s pick for deputy secretary of defense, Patrick Shanahan has been formally nominated for the position.
The move, announced Wednesday by the White House, means the Senate can begin the process of scheduling a hearing for the longtime Boeing executive.
The current senior vice president of supply chain operations for Boeing, Shanahan has also served as vice president for both Boeing Missile Defense Systems and the company’s rotorcraft division, giving him oversight on programs like the CH-47 Chinook and the AH-64D Apache…
