Reference News Network, October 4 report - According to the U.S. "The Hill" newspaper website on October 3, U.S. Secretary of War Hegseth dismissed Jon Harrison, the Director of the Office of the Navy Department on October 3, dealing a blow to this insider who helped revise internal regulations to align with the defense agenda vision of the Trump administration.
The report said that a U.S. Department of War official stated in a statement to reporters: "Jon Harrison will no longer serve as Director of the Office of the Navy Department. We appreciate his service in the Navy Department."
Before serving as Director of the Office of the Navy Department, Harrison was appointed by Trump in 2020 as Chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.
The report also said that before Harrison's dismissal, the Senate had approved the appointment of Kao (音) as Deputy Secretary of the Navy. President Trump appointed Kao as the second highest civilian official in the Department of the Navy, second only to the Secretary of the Navy, John F. H. Furlong. (Translated by Qiu Fang)
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