Women also named to deputy and chief of staff posts
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson will be the new Senate sergeant-at-arms, following three decades of active-duty military service, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced Wednesday.
Gibson will take over the Senate’s SAA operation at a pivotal moment, as lawmakers are calling for an overhaul of Capitol security and the Capitol Police Board in the wake of the violent insurrection on Jan. 6 that left many questions about preparedness and coordination of response.
Former Sergeant-at-Arms Michael C. Stenger resigned after the attack on the Capitol, as did his House counterpart, Paul D. Irving, and Capitol Police Chief Steven A. Sund. Continue reading.