Biden Moving Slowly in Filling Key National-Security Posts
March 24, 2021
President Biden has yet to name hundreds of administration officials requiring Senate confirmation to military, diplomatic and intelligence posts, making it unlikely that his security agencies will be fully staffed until fall, officials say. Of more than 300 positions in the State Department, Pentagon, DHS and Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Biden administration has nominated 16, according to the nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service.