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Senate Armed Services Committee hears five civilian defense nominations; motion advances 7,861 military nominations
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The Senate Armed Services Committee convened a confirmation hearing for five senior Department of Defense civilian nominees and advanced a package of 7,861 pending military nominations by voice vote.
The Senate Armed Services Committee convened a confirmation hearing for five senior Department of Defense civilian nominees and, during the session, advanced a package of 7,861 pending military nominations by voice vote.
The committee considered Hung Kao for Under Secretary of the Navy; Michael F. Dodd for Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies; Jules J. Hurst III for Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; Brent G. Ingram for Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology; and William J. Gillis for Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment. Committee members heard 5‑minute opening statements from each nominee and then questioned them on priorities such as shipbuilding and maintenance, acquisition reform, artificial intelligence and hypersonics, talent management for the Army, and installations funding and energy resilience.
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