secretary
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Feinberg is the rare deputy defense secretary who has no aspirations for the top job.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The Northern Ireland secretary has also continued to raise the prospect of Stormont carrying out its own methods of revenue raising, in order to help shore up public services.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Two that the secretary mentioned: negotiating most favored nation drug pricing with 16 large pharmaceutical companies and bringing health insurance CEOs “to the table to reform prior authorizations.”
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
The finance experts negotiate Pentagon contracts with defense companies, according to Michael Cadenazzi, an assistant secretary of defense.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
“Are you a secretary for that Pinkerton? Or a bookkeeper?”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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