List of 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 April 28, 2022, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 40 nominees have been confirmed, 12 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 0 nominees have been announced, 3 nominees have been appointed to positions without Senate confirmation, and 5 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Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.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
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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![]() Lloyd Austin |
January 22, 2021[2]
(Confirmed January 22, 2021, 93–2)[3] |
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![]() Kathleen Hicks |
February 9, 2021[4]
(Confirmed February 8, 2021 by voice vote)[5] |
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![]() John Kirby[6] |
January 20, 2021 | — |
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![]() Kelly Magsamen[6] |
January 20, 2021 | — |
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![]() Michael B. Donley[7] |
May 5, 2021 | — |
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![]() Caroline D. Krass[8] |
August 2, 2021[9]
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[10] |
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![]() John Sherman[11] |
December 17, 2021[12]
(Confirmed December 14, 2021 by voice vote)[13] |
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Rheanne Wirkkala | Announced March 11, 2022 | — |
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![]() Robert Storch |
Announced November 15, 2021 | — |
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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TBA | — | — |
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![]() Christopher W. Grady[14] |
December 20, 2021[15]
(Confirmed December 16, 2021 by voice vote)[16] |
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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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![]() Colin Kahl |
April 28, 2021
(Confirmed April 27, 2021, 49–45)[17] |
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![]() Sasha Baker[18] |
February 14, 2022
(Confirmed February 9, 2022, 75–21)[19] |
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![]() Melissa Dalton[20] |
March 4, 2022
(Confirmed March 1, 2022 by voice vote)[21] |
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![]() Ely Ratner[22] |
July 25, 2021
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[23] |
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![]() Celeste Wallander[24] |
February 22, 2022
(Confirmed February 16, 2022, 83–13)[25] |
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![]() John F. Plumb[26] |
March 7, 2022
(Confirmed March 1, 2022 by voice vote)[27] |
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![]() Christopher Maier[28] |
August 12, 2021 (Confirmed August 7, 2021 by voice vote)[29] |
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![]() Mara Karlin[30] |
August 23, 2021[31]
(Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote)[32] |
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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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![]() Michael J. McCord[33] |
June 2, 2021[34]
(Confirmed May 28, 2021 by voice vote)[35] |
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![]() Kathleen Miller[36] |
August 20, 2021 (Confirmed August 6, 2021 by voice vote)[37] |
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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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![]() William LaPlante |
April 15, 2022[38]
(Confirmed April 7, 2022 by voice vote)[39] |
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TBA | — | — |
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TBA | — | — |
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Brendan Owens | Announced March 11, 2022 | — |
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TBA | — | — |
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![]() Deborah Rosenblum[28] |
August 4, 2021
(Confirmed July 29, 2021 by voice vote)[40] |
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![]() Christopher Lowman |
Announced November 12, 2021 | — |
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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![]() Ronald Moultrie[33] |
June 1, 2021
(Confirmed May 28, 2021 by voice vote)[41] |
— |
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TBA | — | — |
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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![]() Gil Cisneros[42] |
August 24, 2021[43]
(Confirmed August 11, 2021 by voice vote)[44] |
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Ashish Vazirani[45] | Announced September 21, 2021[45] | — |
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![]() Lester Martínez López |
Announced November 17, 2021 | — |
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Brenda Sue Fulton[28] | Announced April 23, 2021 | — |
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![]() Shawn Skelly[28] |
July 22, 2021
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[46] |
— |
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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![]() Heidi Shyu[47] |
July 25, 2021
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[48] |
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![]() David A. Honey[49] |
March 1, 2022[50]
(Confirmed February 16, 2022, 94–1)[51] |
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Offices & Agencies
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Directorate | |||
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![]() Susanna Blume[42] |
August 5, 2021
(Confirmed July 30, 2021 by voice vote)[52] |
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Operational Test and Evaluation Directorate | |||
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![]() Nickolas Guertin[11] |
December 20, 2021[53]
(Confirmed December 14, 2021 by voice vote)[54] |
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National Security Agency | |||
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TBA | — | — |
Permanent Joint Board on Defense | |||
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TBA | — | — |
National Reconnaissance Office | |||
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TBA | — | — |
Department of the Army
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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![]() Christine Wormuth[55] |
May 28, 2021
(Confirmed May 27, 2021 by voice vote)[56] |
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![]() Carrie Ricci |
January 3, 2022[57]
(Confirmed December 14, 2021 by voice vote)[58] |
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![]() Gabe Camarillo |
February 8, 2022[59]
(Confirmed February 2, 2022 by voice vote)[60] |
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![]() Douglas R. Bush[45] |
February 11, 2022
(Confirmed February 9, 2022, 93–2)[61] |
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![]() Michael L. Connor[8] |
November 29, 2021
(Confirmed November 4, 2021, 92–5)[62] |
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![]() Caral Spangler[63] |
August 17, 2021
(Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote)[64] |
— |
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![]() Rachel Jacobson[65] |
April 4, 2022[66]
(Confirmed March 15, 2022 by voice vote)[67] |
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Agnes Schaefer | Announced December 8, 2021 | — |
Department of the Navy
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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![]() Carlos Del Toro[68] |
August 9, 2021
(Confirmed August 7, 2021 by voice vote)[69] |
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![]() Sean Coffey[70] |
February 16, 2022
(Confirmed February 9, 2022, 79–17)[71] |
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![]() Erik Raven[72] |
April 13, 2022
(Confirmed April 7, 2022 by voice vote)[73] |
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![]() Franklin Parker[74] |
Announced December 15, 2021 | — |
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![]() Meredith Berger[47] |
August 5, 2021
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[75] |
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Russell Rumbaugh | Announced March 11, 2022 | — |
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TBA | — | — |
Department of the Air Force
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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![]() Frank Kendall III[76] |
July 28, 2021
(Confirmed July 26, 2021 by voice vote)[77] |
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Peter Beshar[78] | March 18, 2022
(Confirmed March 10, 2022 by voice vote)[79] |
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![]() Gina Ortiz Jones[76] |
July 26, 2021
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[80] |
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![]() Andrew P. Hunter[81] |
February 7, 2022[82]
(Confirmed February 2, 2022 by voice vote)[83] |
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Kristyn E. Jones[84] | TBD
(Confirmed April 28, 2022 by voice vote) |
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Ravi Chaudhary[85] | Announced October 14, 2021 | — |
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![]() Alex Wagner[26] |
Announced July 29, 2021 | — |
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![]() Frank Calvelli[86] |
TBD
(Confirmed April 28, 2022 by voice vote) |
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Withdrawn nominations
Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn | Notes |
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![]() Michael Brown[33] |
April 2, 2021 | July 20, 2021[87] |
See also
- Cabinet of Joe Biden, for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate
- List of executive branch 'czars' e.g. Special Advisor to the President
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