{"id":46634,"date":"2019-04-15T18:14:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T18:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/04\/15\/homeland-security-official-tapped-as-new-pentagon-communications-chief\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:54:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:54:55","slug":"homeland-security-official-tapped-as-new-pentagon-communications-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2019\/04\/15\/homeland-security-official-tapped-as-new-pentagon-communications-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeland Security official tapped as new Pentagon communications chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Acting Defense Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2019\/03\/28\/whats-the-state-of-play-for-a-defense-secretary-shanahan\/\" target=_blank>Patrick Shanahan<\/a> has selected Jonathan Rath Hoffman, currently at the Department of Homeland Security, as the Pentagon\u2019s new assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, Defense News has learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that role, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/person\/jonathan-rath-hoffman\" target=_blank>Hoffman <\/a>will serve as a top communications director and adviser for Shanahan, although it is unclear if Hoffman will also hold briefings as the Pentagon spokesman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hoffman currently holds a similar title with DHS, where he has been since shortly after President Donald Trump took office, following a number of private sector jobs. He also serves as a major in the Air Force Reserve\u2019s Judge Advocate General\u2019s Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A senior defense official told Defense News that Hoffman had been interviewing for the job for roughly six weeks, and that his decision to come to the Pentagon has nothing to do with the recent shakeup at DHS, which saw Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and other top officials removed as Trump considers tougher measures along the border with Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official also denied that the selection of Hoffman has anything to do with the expectation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/04\/09\/shanahan-predicts-expanded-role-at-border-for-pentagon\/\" target=_blank>stated by Shanahan last week<\/a>, that the Defense Department\u2019s role along the border is set to expand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne thing has nothing to do with the other,\u201d the official said of Hoffman\u2019s border background, adding Hoffman will have to know much more than just the border, including \u201cSyria, Afghanistan, Somalia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2019\/03\/05\/top-us-general-in-europe-dont-give-turkey-f-35-if-they-buy-russian-system\/\" target=_blank>Turkey and the F-35<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department has gone more than <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Elizabeth_McLau\/status\/1110912158055976960\" target=_blank>300 days<\/a> since providing an on-camera briefing to reporters. The official pointed to Hoffman\u2019s hiring as proof that Shanahan is pushing to <a href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/no-pentagon-briefings\" target=_blank>improve relations<\/a> with the Pentagon press corps, adding that the acting secretary \u201cis committed to going back to on-camera briefings. We just don\u2019t know exactly when that will start.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hoffman is the replacement for Dana White, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2019\/01\/02\/dana-white-taps-out-as-pentagon-press-secretary\/\" target=_blank>vacated the job<\/a> shortly after Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stepped down at the end of last year. 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