The news of Roberts’s resignation comes on the heels of a report that Owen West, the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, is also leaving his post, to spend more time with his family.

— Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) June 13, 2019

For anyone who is counting, DOD is still without a permanent SecDef, DSD, Comptroller, CMO, CAPE director, SECAF, ASD for international security affairs, and many others

— Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) June 13, 2019