{"id":53520,"date":"2019-06-05T10:05:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T10:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/05\/the-pentagons-no-3-official-needs-a-nomination-in-june-or-else\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:51:35","slug":"the-pentagons-no-3-official-needs-a-nomination-in-june-or-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2019\/06\/05\/the-pentagons-no-3-official-needs-a-nomination-in-june-or-else\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pentagon\u2019s No. 3 official needs a nomination in June \u2014 or else"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 In a building full of acting officials<\/a>, the clock is ticking on one in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa Hershman formally became acting chief management officer on Dec. 1, 2018, after Jay Gibson was forced out<\/a> of the position. Per the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, Hershman has 210 days to be nominated for the CMO job; otherwise her tenure in the acting position will end. And per the Pentagon\u2019s calendar, her clock runs out on June 29, 2019 \u2014 less than a month from now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CMO position was created by Congress during a round of recent reforms, and it was elevated to the No. 3 job in the department\u2019s chain of command. Capitol Hill\u2019s intention was to empower the CMO to find efficiencies<\/a> inside the Pentagon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gibson, according to sources, failed to do that<\/a> quickly enough and was thus replaced by Hershman, who had been previously confirmed as the deputy CMO.<\/p>\n\n\n\t