secretary: He reverted to his previous position of Army secretary. ; Filling in for Esper pending his confirmation is Richard Spencer, who has been the civilian leader of the Navy since August 2017, according to The Japan Times. Spencer's tenure as acting secretary is expected to be brief. The moment the nomination was received by the Senate on Monday afternoon, Esper was required to step out of his role as acting defense secretary a job he has held since June until he is confirmed as the permanent secretary. Esper will have his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday and could be confirmed as early as Thursday. As soon as he took the handoff from Esper, Spencer sent a brief letter to all military and civilian personnel of the Defense Department. Spencer would then return to the Navy.
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