DOE Denies Perry Will Exit Agency

A Bloomberg report that Energy Secretary Rick Perry is considering leaving the administration was denied by the Department of Energy (DOE). "There is no truth that @SecretaryPerry is departing the Administration any time soon. He is happy where he is serving President Trump and leading the Department of Energy,” Shaylyn Hynes, DOE spokeswoman, said in a statement. The Bloomberg report cited two sources as saying that Perry was still finalizing his plans and that the departure from DOE is not imminent. Plus, others noted that the former Texas governor has been considering leaving the agency for several weeks. Perry has been preparing the agency’s deputy secretary, Dan Brouillette, for the transition, Bloomberg said. This is not the first time that Perry's exit from DOE has cropped up as his name was mentioned as a possibility to become Homeland Security secretary and he has also been mentioned at times as a possible candidate to head up the Department of Defense.