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Pentagon removes official responsible for executing the Defense Production Act
President Donald Trump has been criticized for not implementing the Defense Production Act to ensure more personal protective equipment is made for medical workers and Americans seeking masks necessary for public activities and swabs needed for COVID-19 testing. Now it appears the Pentagon official responsible for executing the DPA has been removed.
According to CNN.com, Jennifer Santos, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy, was moved from her position to a role in the Navy.
According to CNN.com, Jennifer Santos, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy, was moved from her position to a role in the Navy.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/pentagon-removes-official-responsible-for-executing-the-defense-production-act/
Barbarq Starr just reported Santos was also very involved in defense procurement contracts with China.
Fired by the Whitehouse and not the Dept of Defense. Her boss did not even know she had been fired.