[Infowarrior] - Obama to tap ex-Pentagon official for DHS chief

[Richard Forno]

Obama to tap ex-Pentagon official for homeland security
David Jackson, USA TODAY 4:16 p.m. EDT October 17, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/10/17/obama-jeh-johnson-janet-napolitano-department-of-homeland-security/3003505/

President Obama plans to nominate former Pentagon official Jeh Johnson 
as the next secretary of homeland security, officials said Thursday.

Johnson, general counsel for the Defense Department, will be introduced 
at a ceremony Friday.

If confirmed by the Senate, Johnson would replace Janet Napolitano, who 
left the administration to run the University of California education 
system.

"The President is selecting Johnson because he is one the most highly 
qualified and respected national security leaders, having served as the 
senior lawyer for the largest government agency in the world," said one 
White House official.

The official said that during his tenure at the Defense Department, 
Johnson exhibited "sound judgement" and provided "prior legal review and 
approval of every military operation approved by the President and 
Secretary of Defense."

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because Obama has not yet 
made his public announcement.

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