USA – Cisneros confirmed to lead Pentagon personnel policy (Defense News)

August 12, 2021

Gil Cisneros, right, talks to Navy Lt. Cmdr. Blake Dremann, left, and other transgender military members during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Feb. 27, 2019. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

Leo Shane III

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Rep. Gil Cisneros to serve as the Pentagon’s top personnel and readiness official, filling a key Defense Department leadership post that has been frequently vacant in recent years.

Cisneros confirmed to lead Pentagon personnel policy (militarytimes.com)

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Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

USA – Cisneros confirmed to lead Pentagon personnel policy (Defense News)

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