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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.
This is a list of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation.Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution and law of the United States, certain federal positions appointed by the president of the United States require confirmation (advice and consent) of the United States Senate.
As of December 3, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service covering 810 positions, 673 nominees have been confirmed by the United States Senate, 2 are being considered by the Senate, and 69 tracked positions have no nominee.
Civilian occupation Photo Incumbent Service branch U.S. Vietnam Veteran Commemoration: Officer in Charge, TF-23, U.S. Vietnam Veteran Commemoration, Office of the Secretary of Defense: Superintendent, Veteran's Haven North, New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs: Major General Edward J. Chrystal Jr. [1] U.S. Army
His nomination was approved by a 16–6 vote from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on January 31, 2017. [163] On March 1, 2017, Zinke was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 68–31, becoming the first Navy SEAL to occupy a Cabinet position. [164] [165] Zinke resigned as Secretary of the Interior on January 2, 2019.
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of State by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of August 2, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 41 nominees have been confirmed, 15 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, and 20 appointments have been made to positions ...
The Department of the Navy (DoN) consists of two uniformed services: the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. [4] The secretary of the Navy is responsible for, and has statutory authority (10 U.S.C. § 8013) to "conduct all the affairs of the Department of the Navy", i.e. as its chief executive officer, subject to the limits of the law, and the directions of the president and ...
Kelly was nominated for lieutenant general on March 9, 2011, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 16, 2011. [22] Kelly was the senior military assistant to the secretary of defense and personally greeted Secretary Leon Panetta at the entrance to the Pentagon on July 1, 2011, Panetta's first day as secretary. [23]