Department of Defense appointments by Joe Biden

President Biden will make many appointments and nominations to serve in various roles in the Department of Defense. These include the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force. Almost all of these nominations will need to be confirmed by the United States Senate before they can begin service. As was the case with Lloyd Austin, a waiver is required if the nominated person has not been out of service for at least seven years.

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Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Defense by Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States. As of November 4, 2021, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 22 nominees have been confirmed, 18 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 2 nominees have been appointed to positions without Senate confirmation, and 19 positions currently do not have nominees.[1]

Color key

  Denotes appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.

  Denotes appointees confirmed by the Senate.

  Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.

  Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.

  Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.

  Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

Appointments

Office of the Secretary of Defense
Main article: Office of the Secretary of Defense
Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

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Secretary of Defense
Lloyd Austin		 January 22, 2021[2]
(Confirmed January 22, 2021, 93–2)[3]		 —

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Deputy Secretary of Defense
Kathleen Hicks		 February 9, 2021[4]
(Confirmed February 8, 2021 by voice vote)[5]		 —

—
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs

John Kirby[6]

 January 20, 2021 —

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Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense

Kelly Magsamen[6]

 January 20, 2021 —

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General Counsel of Defense

Caroline D. Krass[7]

 August 2, 2021[8]
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[9]		 —

—
Chief Information Officer of Defense
John Sherman[10]		 TBA 2021

(Confirmed December 14, 2021 by voice vote)[11]

 —

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Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Legislative Affairs)

 TBA — —

—
Inspector General of Defense
Robert Storch		 Announced November 15, 2021 —

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

—
Under Secretary of Defense
(Policy)
Colin Kahl		 April 28, 2021
(Confirmed April 27, 2021, 49–45)[12]		 —

—
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Policy)

 Sasha Baker Announced August 10, 2021[13] —

—
Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Homeland Defense and Global Security)
Melissa Dalton		 Announced August 6, 2021[14] —

—
Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Indo-Pacific Security Affairs)

Ely Ratner[15]

 July 25, 2021
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[16]		 —

—
Assistant Secretary of Defense
(International Security Affairs)
Celeste Wallander[17]		 Announced June 22, 2021 —

—
Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Space Policy)
John F. Plumb		 Announced July 29, 2021[18] —

—
Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict)

Christopher Maier[19]

 August 12, 2021
(Confirmed August 7, 2021 by voice vote)[20]		 —

—
Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities)
Mara Karlin[21]		 August 23, 2021[22]
(Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote)[23]		 —

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

—
Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller)
Chief Financial Officer of Defense

Michael J. McCord[24]

 June 1, 2021
(Confirmed May 28, 2021 by voice vote)[25]		 —

—
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller)
Kathleen Miller[26]		 August 20, 2021
(Confirmed August 6, 2021 by voice vote)[27]		 —

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

—
Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition and Sustainment)
Michael Brown[24]		 Announced April 2, 2021 Withdrawn July 20, 2021[28]
William LaPlante Announced November 30, 2021 —

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Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition and Sustainment)

 TBA — —

—
Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition)

 TBA — —

—
Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs)
Deborah Rosenblum[19]		 August 4, 2021
(Confirmed July 29, 2021 by voice vote)[29]		 —

—
Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Sustainment)
Christopher Lowman		 Announced November 12, 2021 —

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

—
Under Secretary of Defense
(Intelligence and Security)

Ronald Moultrie[24]

 June 1, 2021
(Confirmed May 28, 2021 by voice vote)[30]		 —

—
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Intelligence and Security)

 TBA — —

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

—
Under Secretary of Defense
(Personnel and Readiness)

Gil Cisneros[31]

 August 24, 2021[32]
(Confirmed August 11, 2021 by voice vote)[33]		 —

—
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Personnel and Readiness)

 Ashish Vazirani[34] Announced September 21, 2021[34] —

—
Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Health Affairs)
Lester Martínez López		 Announced November 17, 2021 —

—
Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
Brenda Sue Fulton[19]		 Announced April 23, 2021 —

—
Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Readiness)
Shawn Skelly[19]		 July 22, 2021
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[35]		 —

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

—
Under Secretary of Defense
(Research and Engineering)

Heidi Shyu[36]

 July 25, 2021
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[37]		 —

—
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Research and Engineering)
David Honey[38]		 Announced August 4, 2021 —

—
Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Energy, Installations and Environment)

 TBA — —

Offices & Agencies
Office Nominee Assumed office Left office
Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Directorate

—
Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation

Susanna Blume[31]

 August 5, 2021
(Confirmed July 30, 2021 by voice vote)[39]		 —
Operational Test and Evaluation Directorate

—
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation

 Nickolas Guertin[10] TBA 2021

(Confirmed December 14, 2021 by voice vote)[40]

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National Security Agency

—
Inspector General of the National Security Agency

 TBA — —
Permanent Joint Board on Defense

—
Chairman of the United States Section of the
Permanent Joint Board on Defense for the United States and Canada

 TBA — —
National Reconnaissance Office

—
Director of the National Reconnaissance Office

 TBA — —

Department of the Army
Main article: United States Department of the Army
Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

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Secretary of the Army
Christine Wormuth[41]		 May 28, 2021

(Confirmed May 27, 2021 by voice vote)[42]

 —

—
General Counsel of the Army

 Carrie Ricci[34] TBA 2021

(Confirmed December 14, 2021 by voice vote)[43]

 —

—
Under Secretary of the Army
Gabriel Camarillo[44]		 Announced July 13, 2021 —

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Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)
Douglas R. Bush[34]		 Announced September 21, 2021[34] —

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Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Civil Works)

Michael L. Connor[7]

 November 29, 2021
(Confirmed November 4, 2021, 92–5)[45]		 —

—
Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Financial Management and Comptroller)

Caral Spangler[46]

 August 17, 2021
(Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote)[47]		 —

—
Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Installations, Energy and Environment)

Rachel Jacobson[48]

 Announced July 2, 2021 —

—
Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs)

 Agnes Schaefer Announced December 8, 2021 —

Department of the Navy
Main article: United States Department of the Navy
Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

—
Secretary of the Navy

Carlos Del Toro[49]

 August 9, 2021
(Confirmed August 7, 2021 by voice vote)[50]		 —

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General Counsel of the Navy

 Sean Coffey Announced August 10, 2021[51] —

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Under Secretary of the Navy

 Erik Raven Announced December 13, 2021 —

—
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
Franklin Parker		 Announced December 15, 2021 —

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Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Energy, Installations and Environment)

Meredith Berger[36]

 August 5, 2021
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[52]		 —

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Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Financial Management and Comptroller)

 TBA — —

—
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Research, Development and Acquisition)

 TBA — —

Department of the Air Force
Main article: United States Department of the Air Force
Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

—
Secretary of the Air Force

Frank Kendall III[53]

 July 28, 2021
(Confirmed July 26, 2021 by voice vote)[54]		 —

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General Counsel of the Air Force

 Peter Beshar Announced October 19, 2021[55] —

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Under Secretary of the Air Force

Gina Ortiz Jones[53]

 July 23, 2021
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[56]		 —

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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)

 Andrew P. Hunter[57] Announced July 16, 2021 —

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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Financial Management & Comptroller)

 Kristyn E. Jones Announced December 13, 2021 —

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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Installations, Environment & Energy)

 Ravi Chaudhary Announced October 14, 2021[58] —

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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Manpower & Reserve Affairs)
Alex Wagner		 Announced July 29, 2021[18] —

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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Space Acquisition and Integration)
Frank Calvelli		 Announced December 15, 2021 —

See also

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