The Senate this week confirmed several DOD nominations, including:
- Milancy Harris to be deputy undersecretary of defense
- Franklin Parker to be assistant secretary of the Navy
- Russell Rumbaugh to be assistant secretary of the Navy (financial management and comptroller)
- Agnes Schaefer to be assistant secretary of the Army for manpower and reserve affairs
But senators adjourned for the year before voting on several other long-stalled nominations, including:
- Brendan Owens to be assistant secretary of defense for energy, installations and environment
- Ravi Chaudhary to be assistant secretary of the Air Force for energy, installations and environment
- Radha Iyengar Plumb to be deputy undersecretary of defense
- Lester Martinez-Lopez to be assistant secretary of defense for health affairs
- Laura Taylor-Kale to be assistant secretary of defense for industrial policy
Navy photo of Parker by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Phillips
