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.

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  Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.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


Secretary of Defense


Lloyd Austin
January 22, 2021[2]

(Confirmed January 22, 2021, 93–2)[3]


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


Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense


Kelly Magsamen[6]
January 20, 2021


Director of Administration and Management


Michael B. Donley[7]
May 5, 2021


General Counsel of Defense


Caroline D. Krass[8]
August 2, 2021[9]

(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[10]


Chief Information Officer of Defense


John Sherman[11]
December 17, 2021[12]

(Confirmed December 14, 2021 by voice vote)[13]


Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Legislative Affairs)

Rheanne Wirkkala Announced March 11, 2022


Inspector General of Defense


Robert Storch
Announced November 15, 2021

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Office Nominee Assumed office Left office


Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

TBA


Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff


Christopher W. Grady[14]
December 20, 2021[15]

(Confirmed December 16, 2021 by voice vote)[16]

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)[17]


Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Policy)


Sasha Baker[18]
February 14, 2022

(Confirmed February 9, 2022, 75–21)[19]


Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Homeland Defense and Global Security)


Melissa Dalton[20]
March 4, 2022

(Confirmed March 1, 2022 by voice vote)[21]


Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Indo-Pacific Security Affairs)


Ely Ratner[22]
July 25, 2021

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


Assistant Secretary of Defense
(International Security Affairs)


Celeste Wallander[24]
February 22, 2022

(Confirmed February 16, 2022, 83–13)[25]


Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Space Policy)


John F. Plumb[26]
March 7, 2022

(Confirmed March 1, 2022 by voice vote)[27]


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


Christopher Maier[28]
August 12, 2021
(Confirmed August 7, 2021 by voice vote)[29]


Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities)


Mara Karlin
[30]
August 23, 2021[31]

(Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote)[32]

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[33]
June 2, 2021[34]

(Confirmed May 28, 2021 by voice vote)[35]


Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller)


Kathleen Miller[36]
August 20, 2021
(Confirmed August 6, 2021 by voice vote)[37]

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

Office Nominee Assumed office Left office


Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition and Sustainment)


William LaPlante
April 15, 2022[38]

(Confirmed April 7, 2022 by voice vote)[39]


Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition and Sustainment)

TBA


Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition)

TBA


Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Energy, Installations and Environment)

Brendan Owens Announced March 11, 2022


Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Industrial Base Policy)

TBA


Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs)


Deborah Rosenblum[28]
August 4, 2021

(Confirmed July 29, 2021 by voice vote)[40]


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[33]
June 1, 2021

(Confirmed May 28, 2021 by voice vote)[41]


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[42]
August 24, 2021[43]

(Confirmed August 11, 2021 by voice vote)[44]


Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Personnel and Readiness)

Ashish Vazirani[45] Announced September 21, 2021[45]


Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Health Affairs)


Lester Martínez López
Announced November 17, 2021


Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs)

Brenda Sue Fulton[28] Announced April 23, 2021


Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Readiness)


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


Under Secretary of Defense
(Research and Engineering)


Heidi Shyu[47]
July 25, 2021

(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[48]


Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Research and Engineering)


David A. Honey[49]
March 1, 2022[50]

(Confirmed February 16, 2022, 94–1)[51]

Offices & Agencies

Office Nominee Assumed office Left office
Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Directorate


Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation


Susanna Blume[42]
August 5, 2021

(Confirmed July 30, 2021 by voice vote)[52]

Operational Test and Evaluation Directorate


Director of Operational Test and Evaluation


Nickolas Guertin[11]
December 20, 2021[53]

(Confirmed December 14, 2021 by voice vote)[54]

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

Office Nominee Assumed office Left office


Secretary of the Army


Christine Wormuth[55]
May 28, 2021

(Confirmed May 27, 2021 by voice vote)[56]


General Counsel of the Army


Carrie Ricci
January 3, 2022[57]

(Confirmed December 14, 2021 by voice vote)[58]


Under Secretary of the Army


Gabe Camarillo
February 8, 2022[59]

(Confirmed February 2, 2022 by voice vote)[60]


Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)


Douglas R. Bush[45]
February 11, 2022

(Confirmed February 9, 2022, 93–2)[61]


Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Civil Works)


Michael L. Connor[8]
November 29, 2021

(Confirmed November 4, 2021, 92–5)[62]


Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Financial Management and Comptroller)


Caral Spangler[63]
August 17, 2021

(Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote)[64]


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


Rachel Jacobson[65]
April 4, 2022[66]

(Confirmed March 15, 2022 by voice vote)[67]


Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs)

Agnes Schaefer Announced December 8, 2021

Department of the Navy

Office Nominee Assumed office Left office


Secretary of the Navy


Carlos Del Toro[68]
August 9, 2021

(Confirmed August 7, 2021 by voice vote)[69]


General Counsel of the Navy


Sean Coffey[70]
February 16, 2022

(Confirmed February 9, 2022, 79–17)[71]


Under Secretary of the Navy


Erik Raven[72]
April 13, 2022

(Confirmed April 7, 2022 by voice vote)[73]


Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs)


Franklin Parker[74]
Announced December 15, 2021


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


Meredith Berger[47]
August 5, 2021

(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[75]


Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Financial Management and Comptroller)

Russell Rumbaugh Announced March 11, 2022


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

TBA

Department of the Air Force

Office Nominee Assumed office Left office


Secretary of the Air Force


Frank Kendall III[76]
July 28, 2021

(Confirmed July 26, 2021 by voice vote)[77]


General Counsel of the Air Force

Peter Beshar[78] March 18, 2022

(Confirmed March 10, 2022 by voice vote)[79]


Under Secretary of the Air Force


Gina Ortiz Jones[76]
July 26, 2021

(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[80]


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


Andrew P. Hunter[81]
February 7, 2022[82]

(Confirmed February 2, 2022 by voice vote)[83]


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

Kristyn E. Jones[84] TBD

(Confirmed April 28, 2022 by voice vote)


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

Ravi Chaudhary[85] Announced October 14, 2021


Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Manpower & Reserve Affairs)


Alex Wagner[26]
Announced July 29, 2021


Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Space Acquisition and Integration)


Frank Calvelli[86]
TBD

(Confirmed April 28, 2022 by voice vote)

Withdrawn nominations

Office Nominee Announced Withdrawn Notes


Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition and Sustainment)


Michael Brown[33]
April 2, 2021 July 20, 2021[87]

See also

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