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As of August 1, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 50 nominees have been confirmed, 3 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 10 positions do not have nominees, and 4 appointments have been made to positions that don't require Senate confirmation. [1]
This is a list of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation. Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution and law of the United States , certain federal positions appointed by the president of the United States require confirmation ( advice and consent ) of the United States Senate .
The Committee on Armed Services, sometimes abbreviated SASC for Senate Armed Services Committee, is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of the nation's military, including the Department of Defense, military research and development, nuclear energy (as pertaining to national security), benefits for ...
The Senate confirmed 425 military nominees after the hold was lifted. The Alabama senator's efforts were aimed at changing a Pentagon policy that allows service members to get reimbursed for the ...
The Senate wrapped up work Thursday on three top military nominations as lawmakers look to work around the holds put in place by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on hundreds of promotions for officers.
The Senate advanced a backlog of military nominations Tuesday, only hours after Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) released the nearly 10-month hold on them he enacted in protest of the Pentagon’s ...
Admiral William F. Moran was nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate to be chief of naval operations, but declined the appointment.. Starting in 1981, four-star officers were appointed under the unified officer promotion framework established by the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DOPMA) of 1980.
Lieutenant General Christopher Mahoney was confirmed by 86-0 as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. ... -The U.S. Senate approved three high-level military promotions on Thursday ...