He will take the helm at Department of Defense as the United States is immersed in several complex national security challenges across the globe, including the widening military campaign against ISIS.
A respected technocrat who has served in a number of high level positions at the Pentagon, Carter will replace Secretary Chuck Hagel, a former Republican senator who resigned after less than two years on the job when he was unable to fully mesh with President Barack Obama’s national security team at the White House.
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The Senate is scheduled to vote on Carter at 2 p.m. EST.
