The Senate on Wednesday confirmed through a voice vote Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, to serve as head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Air Force Times reported. He will
MoreThe Senate on Tuesday confirmed the remaining 11 senior military nominees after Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., decided to lift his hold on their nominations, Defense News reported. The move came weeks after
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The U.S. Senate on Dec. 13 confirmed via a voice vote Wash100 awardee Nickolas Guertin as the next assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition. Guertin made an announcement
MoreThe Senate on Tuesday voted 62-36 to confirm Monica Bertagnolli, head of the National Cancer Institute, as director of the National Institutes of Health. In May, President Joe Biden announced his intent
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The Senate unanimously confirmed Michael Whitaker, most recently chief operating officer of Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary Supernal, to serve as head of the Federal Aviation Administration. In September, President Joe Biden nominated
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The Senate confirmed on a bipartisan basis the nomination of Philip Jefferson for vice chair of the Federal Reserve System’s Board of Governors, where he has been serving as member since May
MoreDilawar Syed, special representative for commercial and business affairs at the State Department since February 2022, was confirmed by the Senate in a 54-42 vote Thursday to serve as deputy administrator at
MoreColleen Shogan has received confirmation from the Senate to serve as the 11th archivist of the U.S. The 15-year government service veteran will succeed David Ferriero, who retired from the National Archives and
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The U.S. Senate announced it confirmed Radha Iyengar Plumb, acting deputy director of administration and management at the Department of Defense, as deputy undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment for the DOD in
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Laura Taylor-Kale, a fellow for innovation and economic competitiveness at the Council on Foreign Relations, has received Senate confirmation to serve as assistant secretary for industrial base policy at the Department of Defense. According
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