Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao -- cannot become a permanent Secretary of the Navy due to retirement gap not yet met (7 years)

also discussed in THE HILL

"Senate Democrats signal resistance:

TRUMP- Hung Cao Waiver -Jeopardy" 

BBC / world news

The U.S. Pentagon (Secy. Hegseth)

needs to pause its arms sale to the

sovereign, Democratic state of

Taiwan;

Hung Cao (acting

Navy Secy.) - who replaced

former Navy Admiral fired

by Hegseth

told U.S. Senate armed forces

committee, "We're doing a pause. . ."