Overview
- Politico reported that Buria will take the chief of staff role permanently, and his LinkedIn profile now lists the title.
- He has served as Pete Hegseth’s senior adviser since April and as acting chief of staff for eight months.
- The White House Presidential Personnel Office previously halted his elevation, citing his prior service as a junior aide to Lloyd Austin and a 2023 Democratic donation recorded by the FEC.
- Buria has clashed with other officials, attempting unsuccessfully to remove senior adviser Patrick Weaver and White House liaison Matt McNitt, whose position was protected by White House intervention.
- A retired Marine colonel, Buria received a presidential waiver to retire at that rank despite holding it only since November 2024.