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Department of Defense Confirmation List

by: Oreo

Thu Jan 08, 2009 at 14:30:00 PM EST

DemConWatch will be keeping track of all of the major staff announcements in the Obama Administration. We'll list the Position, Nominee, Committee and Hearing and Vote Information.

The following table lists all positions in the Department of Defense that require Senate Confirmation. You can see the rest of the confirmation lists here.

Information has been gathered from the Plum Book as well as several other government sites. The positions addressed in this list are marked as PAS in the Plum Book.

The latest updates can always be found on our Presidential Appointment Updates post.

Position	Nominee	Committee	Hearing Status	Vote Status
Deputy Secretary of Defense	William J. Lynn III	Armed Services	Jan 15	Feb 11 (93-4)
Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)	Ashton Carter		TBD	TBD
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics and Materiel Readiness)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Director of Defense (Research and Engineering)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst to the Secretary of Defense (Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy	Michèle Flournoy	Armed Services	Jan 15	Feb 9
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy	Jim Miller	Armed Services
Asst Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)	Alexander Vershbow		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of Defense (Global Security Affairs)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities)	Michael G. Vickers		N/A	N/A
Asst Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of Defense (Asian & Pacific Security Affairs)	Wallace “Chip” Gregson, Jr.		TBD	TBD
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)	Robert F. Hale	Armed Services	Jan 15	Feb 9
Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence)	James R. Clapper		N/A	N/A
Director, Operational Test & Evaluation	TBA		TBD	TBD
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel & Readiness)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel & Readiness)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs)	TBA		TBD	TBD
General Counsel	Jeh Charles Johnson	Armed Services	Jan 15	Feb 9
Inspector General	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of Defense (Networks and Information Integration)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Associate Judge , US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces	TBA		TBD	TBD
Associate Judge , US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces	TBA		TBD	TBD
Chief Judge , US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces	TBA		TBD	TBD
Secretary of the Air Force	Mike Donley		N/A	N/A
Under Secretary of the Air Force	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisitions)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary (Financial Management & Comptroller)	TBA		TBD	TBD
General Counsel	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary (Installations, Environment and Logistics)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Secretary of the Army	TBA		TBD	TBD
Under Secretary of the Army	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of the Army (Financial Management & Comptroller)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of the Army (Installations & Environment)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)	TBA		TBD	TBD
General Counsel, Army	TBA		TBD	TBD
Secretary of the Navy	TBA		TBD	TBD
Under Secretary of the Navy	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of the Navy (Manpower)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of the Navy (Installations & Environment)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)	TBA		TBD	TBD
Asst Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management & Comptroller)	TBA		TBD	TBD
General Counsel, Navy	TBA		TBD	TBD
Last updated: 3/12/09