{"id":84601,"date":"2020-05-04T23:15:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T23:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/04\/trump-taps-private-equity-executive-for-top-special-operations-job\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:21:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:21:35","slug":"trump-taps-private-equity-executive-for-top-special-operations-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/05\/04\/trump-taps-private-equity-executive-for-top-special-operations-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump taps private equity executive for top special operations job"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Louis Bremer as his pick assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low intensity combat, the top civilian oversight role on special operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bremer served eight years as a SEAL officer and is a graduate of the Air Force Academy; according to his bio, he led a number of classified operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1998. He was a White House fellow in 2007-2008 and served on the Homeland Security Council in the Executive Office of the President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bremer currently is managing director at Cerberus Capital Management, a large private equity firm. Cerberus co-CEO Stephen Feinberg is a major Trump donor who leads the president\u2019s Intelligence Advisory Board. Before joining Cerberus, Bremer led Bain Capital\u2019s aerospace, defense and government services investment practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If confirmed, he would be the official replacement for Owen West<\/a>, who left the office at the start of 2019; Thomas Alexander has been performing the duties of the ASD since West\u2019s departure. The Pentagon is currently seeking a legislative change<\/a> from Congress that would change the job title to ASD for \u201cSpecial Operations and Irregular Warfare.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t