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Dana White, who was chief Pentagon spokesperson, resigned New Year’s Eve evening amid charges that she mistreated staffers.
The Pentagon’s inspector general is probing whether White, who was appointed by president Trump in April 2017, punished workers who objected to running her personal errands, such as picking up dry cleaning and prescriptions.
Via Twitter, White said she appreciated the opportunity to serve with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, service members and civilians who support them.
White, who used to hold regular TV press briefings, has been off the air since May. Burke Whitman, a major general, has stepped in as uniformed spokesperson for the DoD.
Prior to joining the Pentagon, White was an editorial writer for the Wall Street Journal and foreign policy advisor to John McCain’s 2008 presidential run.
Charles Summers, principal deputy assistant to the secretary of defense, has taken over White’s duties on an acting basis.
Mattis also resigned Dec. 31 due to policy differences with the president over the withdrawal of US forces from Syria.
Former deputy defense secretary Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing executive, is now acting defense secretary.
Erik Hotmire has rejoined the Securities and Exchange Commission as chief external affairs officer and director of the Office of Public Affairs.
California seeks a firm to handle a $3.5M marketing/ad program to promote awareness of, and increase sign-ups in, its job corps program. 
The National Highway Safety Administration has awarded its public education to Stratacomm following a competitive re-compete process.
Congress wants the FTC to probe whether TikTok violated child privacy laws when it launched a last-ditch lobbying blitz to defeat the bill requiring its owner, ByteDance, to divest it.
Jeffrey Nesbit, who served as communications director for former vice president Dan Quayle, is named assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
