By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the former U.S. Central Command commander, as secretary of defense. If confirmed by the Senate, Gen. Austin would be the first Black man to lead the Department of Defense. The selection also would make Gen. Austin one of the most prominent members of the incoming Biden-Kamala Harris Cabinet. The secretary of defense controls the country’s largest government agency, commanding troops worldwide and the Pentagon’s internal workings. It also keeps with Biden’s promise to have a staff and cabinet that reflects America’s […]
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