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Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper refuses to leave Pentagon until he can figure out USAJOBS site
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Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper refuses to leave Pentagon until he can figure out USAJOBS site

“Trump has his timeline. I have mine."

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark Esper has told his staff he won’t leave the Pentagon until he figures out the USAJOBS website, sources confirmed today.

“It keeps saying I’ve got the wrong password,” Esper said of the federal government's primary hiring portal. “I pushed backspace more than anybody today.”

President Donald Trump fired Esper on Monday, …

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