Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, is under consideration for Secretary of Defense in the incoming Trump administration according to sources close to the process, Bloomberg Government reported late Friday.
Rogers (R-Saks), who has served Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District since 2003, was contacted by President-Elect Donald Trump’s transition team as they begin the process of forming a new cabinet following Trump’s election victory.
Bloomberg described Rogers as, “one of the brains behind the creation of the Space Force and has pushed consistently for improved military quality of life as well as adopting innovative new technologies at the Pentagon. He is negotiating the annual defense authorization bill with his Senate counterparts, pressing for sweeping legislation to boost junior enlisted troop pay among many other provisions.”
Breaking: Rep. Mike Rogers, the chairman…
