Have anons dug on the significance of this yet?

What kind of authority would such a role have?

Some speculate he is merely a placeholder and just serves as a stumbling block and his position is very much temporary and so Biden will likely replace him very quickly.

I don’t believe this move was just a stumbling block. I believe this move has great deal significance but I just don’t know what exactly yet…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/acting-defense-secretary-orders-nsa-director-to-immediately-install-former-gop-operative-as-the-agencys-top-lawyer/2021/01/16/b3e06a02-5837-11eb-a931-5b162d0d033d_story.html