Darin Selnick

Held office

1. Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense

   In post as of Apr 15, 2025; gone by Apr 18, 2025

   Three fired Pentagon officials say they’ve been ‘slandered’ — Selnick, the department’s deputy chief of staff, suspended Tuesday 2025-04-15 and fired Friday 2025-04-18 Secondary · Apr 19, 2025

2. Performing the duties of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

   In post as of Mar 10, 2025; gone by Apr 18, 2025

   Veterans, top performers among those fired at DoD in first round of layoffs — quotes “a memo signed by Darin Selnick, who is performing the duties of the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness” Secondary · Mar 10, 2025

   Three fired Pentagon officials say they’ve been ‘slandered’ — Selnick, the department’s deputy chief of staff, suspended Tuesday 2025-04-15 and fired Friday 2025-04-18; his Defense Department service had ended by then, so the firing is the upper bound on this post Secondary · Apr 19, 2025