The Senate Armed Services Committee approved several Biden Pentagon picks by voice vote Thursday, including:

• Frank Kendall to become Air Force secretary
• Susanna Blume to become director the Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office
• Heidi Shyu to become undersecretary of defense for research and engineering
• Jill Hruby to become director of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• Frank Rose to become NNSA’s principal deputy administrator
• Christopher Maier to become assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict

The Senate must now vote on their confirmations.

DOD photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Daileg