The U.S. Department of Defence (DOD) is ensuring a smooth transition of power, a top Indian-American official at the Pentagon said, and asserted it is fully cooperating with the Biden administration in this regard.
The Biden team initially requested 130 interviews, eventually increasing that to 225 — a far greater number than prior administrations. Till date, the Department of Defence has completed 213, involving over 550 senior department officials, Kash Patel, chief of staff to the Department of Defence and to the acting Secretary of Defence, wrote in an op-ed to Fox News on January 13.
Mr. Patel, who is the highest-ranking Indian-American civilian in the Pentagon, said the department also completed 261 requests for information and 43 initial transition books constituting upwards of 7,200 pages.
This was all accomplished amid the ongoing challenge of COVID-19, which has caused the Pentagon to operate with only 40 per cent of its workforce in the building, he wrote.
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