Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Will Not Be Next Defense Secretary
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US Department of Homeland Security(WASHINGTON) — Senior officials tell ABC News that Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson will not be the next Defense Secretary, after current secretary Chuck Hagel announced he would step down last month.
Johnson had been considered one of the three potential nominees shortly after Hagel’s announcement. Instead, the other two possible nominees Michele Flournoy and Sen. Jack Reed have withdrawn their names from consideration. Johnson is now the third possible nominee who is no longer under consideration.
White House officials say that the three remaining candidates are former Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, former Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig, and former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell.
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