CNN has recruited Steve Warren, former top public affairs advisor to Defense Secretary James Mattis, as senior military analyst.
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Colonel Steve WarrenWarren, who is respected by reporters for his humor and straight-shooter style, was pushed out of the Pentagon last week.
Trump officials, according to published reports, had encouraged Warren to retire from the Army and apply for the Pentagon’s top spokesperson job, which traditionally goes to a civilian.
Dana White, assistant secretary for PA and ex-Fox News publicist, played a key role in Warren’s departure from the military.
She said the White House ultimately determined that Warren wasn’t eligible for the spokesperson post.
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.
