Trump taps hypersonics expert to oversee Pentagon’s S&T portfolio

Trump taps hypersonics expert to oversee Pentagon’s S&T portfolio

President Donald Trump has picked Joseph Jewell to be the next assistant secretary of defense for science and technology. Jewell’s nomination was sent to Capitol Hill Monday and will be considered by the Senate Armed Services Committee, according to a notice posted on Congress.gov. An experienced aerospace engineer, Jewell has spent decades in both academia and government working on hypersonics research and development. He most recently served a…