Biden Team Snubs Outgoing Pentagon Chief in Transition Spat

  • Departing secretaries typically get temporary office space
  • Biden’s pick for defense secretary has been working from home
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President-elect Joe Biden’s team denied Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller’s request for transition space at the Pentagon after he leaves office on Wednesday, a courtesy normally extended at the Defense Department.

The Biden transition told Miller’s team that it had denied his request for transition office space for himself and a handful of aides, in a reversal from past practice, according to a senior Defense Department official.