Flash Report — POTUS and Congress Transition – American Logistics Association

Trump names Michael Dill as Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs—Has direct responsibility for DeCA and oversight of Exchanges. Was Senator Ted Cruz’s national security advisor. Trump also appointed 32 other acting positions at DoD.
Trump nominee Defense Secretary is Pete Hegseth. He was reported favorably out of the Senate Armed Services Committee 14-13. Full Senate could act as quickly as this week.
Trump named Robert Salesses as acting secretary of defense pending the confirmation of Pete Hegseth for the position. Salesses assumed the functions and duties of the office at 12:01 p.m. yesterday.
Salesses is a retired Marine Corps officer and a member of the senior executive service. He previously served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense integration and defense support of civil authorities. He is a senior executive service member who has been serving as the deputy director of Washington Headquarters Service. According to his bio, Salesses managed a portfolio of complex and integrated operational services to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Military Departments, Defense Agencies, Congress and the Executive Office of the President.
In addition to Salesses, the White House announced that Mark Averill will serve as acting secretary of the Army, Terence Emmert as acting secretary of the Navy and Gary Ashworth as acting secretary of the Air Force. Averill is the head of the Army’s Office of the Administrative Assistant. Emmert served as DOD’s principal deputy chief technology officer for mission capabilities. Ashworth served as DOD’s acting assistant secretary of defense for acquisition.
Speaker of the House says he has identified $2.1 trillion in spending cuts. (no list yet).
Coast Guard Commandant was fired.
Trump Hiring freeze executive order affects commissaries and exchanges.
Trump DOGE executive order now largely only addressing Federal IT.
Action on minimum wage:
Trump EO rescinded Biden EO 14003. Biden EO 14003 prompted OPM memo (below) that established the minimum wage and has crippled exchanges and other on-base program.
Open question is: Does the nullification of 14003 nullify the OPM memo and remove the minimum wage for exchanges and other on-base MWR programs? ALA is researching.
There is no evidence yet that Trump has rescinded Biden EO 14026 that established the minimum wage for contractors.
More detail to come on other ALA communications. ALA transition webinar scheduled for January 30.