Senior Pentagon Official Joe Kasper Reassigned Amid Department Leadership Shake-Up

The Pentagon listed Kasper as a special government employee just days after announcing three other senior defense officials were placed on leave.

The Pentagon in Washington on March 3, 2022. Joshua Roberts/Reuters

In an ongoing Pentagon leadership shake-up, Joe Kasper will no longer serve as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff.

A senior defense official confirmed with The Epoch Times that Kasper will continue as a special government employee and assist the Department of Defense in unspecified special projects.