Robert Salesses testifies on Capitol Hill. (Stefani Reynolds/Zuma Press) Robert Salesses, a longtime assistant defense secretary, is now the acting defense secretary, Pentagon officials said.

So the 91-year-old Rhode Islander was aware that his second-oldest son, Robert G. Salesses ... "Bob" was in line to serve as acting U.S. Secretary of Defense in the opening days of the second ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Robert Salesses will serve as acting defense secretary until President Donald Trump's choice for the position, Pete Hegseth, is confirmed by the Senate, two U.S. officials said ...

Robert Salesses, deputy director of the Pentagon’s Washington Headquarters Service, will fill in as acting secretary of defense ... Navy and Air Force. To serve in the post s, the incoming ...

The Pentagon on Monday swore in Robert G. Salesses as the acting secretary of Defense while ... Salesses has also served in roles including assistant secretary of Defense for homeland defense and ...

Robert Salesses, deputy director of the Pentagon’s Washington Headquarters Service, will fill in as acting secretary ... other career Defense Department civilians will be filling in as acting heads of ...