Aprille Joy Ericsson, new business lead at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Instrument Systems and Technology Division, has been named assistant secretary at the Department of Defense. The Senate confirmed by voice
MoreTanya Bradsher, chief of staff for the Department of Veterans Affairs since March 2021, has received confirmation from the Senate to serve as the VA’s deputy secretary, becoming the first woman to
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Rob Shriver, an experienced Office of Personnel Management senior official, has received Senate confirmation to serve as deputy director for OPM. The office said Tuesday Shriver previously worked as associate director for
MoreU.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Langley has received Senate confirmation for his appointment to the rank of general and the role of commander of U.S Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany, leading
MoreShalanda Young, formerly staff director of the House Committee on Appropriations, has been confirmed by the Senate to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Rosa DeLauro, who chairs the committee, said
MoreThe Senate approved Jill Hruby, former director of Sandia National Laboratories, by a 79-16 vote to lead the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and serve as undersecretary for nuclear security at the Department
MoreChristy Abizaid, most recently vice president of global operations at Dell Technologies, has received Senate confirmation to serve as director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). “Christy brings a command of counterterrorism
MoreThe Senate has confirmed Kiran Ahuja as director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) by a narrow vote, four months after President Biden nominated her to the position. Ahuja, who has
MorePamela Melroy, a former NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Air Force colonel, has been confirmed by the Senate to be the space agency’s deputy administrator. The White House announced her nomination in
MoreThe Senate confirmed Richard Spinrad, a professor of oceanography at Oregon State University, as the 11th administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Spinrad's appointment will mark his return to the
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