Politico:
By contrast, only seven of the now 66 senior Pentagon positions requiring Senate confirmation are open, according to Arnold Punaro, a retired Marine Corps major general and former Senate Armed Services staff director.
Still, the longer the blockade lasts, the more positions could be affected. Many officials leave at the halfway point in an administration to take a new position or return to private life. And if the officials in acting roles reach the legal time limit, the administration will have to tap someone new to fill the position.
“Until the hold on the now over 300 flag and general officer nominations is resolved, I unfortunately don’t see any civilian DOD nominations getting confirmed,” Punaro said. “Holds are jamming both civilian and military nominations with no white smoke in sight.”
