With the souring of relations between the Federation and their former staunch supports, the Wolfe clan, the post of Secretary of Defence fell vacant, and the First Lady quickly put forward one of her sons that she had birthed via the seduction of Kind Edward the Seventh.
Tiberius de Troy has thus far managed to prevent any tragic failures within the Federation military on the Inside. However, it is likely that he is regretting that his command does not extend completely over the Federation military forces currently deployed on the Outside.