Former VA secretary to lead Trump’s Pentagon transition efforts

Former Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie will lead Defense Department transition efforts for President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, according to sources close to the operations.

In addition to the top post at VA, Wilkie also served as the Pentagon’s top personnel official during the first Trump administration.

In a statement released Wednesday, Trump transition team co-chairs Linda McMahon and Howard Lutnick said the focus of the various handover efforts will be “selecting personnel to serve our nation under [Trump’s] leadership and to enact policies that make the life of Americans affordable, safe, and secure.”