US Senate Confirms New USACE Chief
Major General William “Butch” H. Graham has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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US Senate Unanimously Confirms Admiral Linda Fagan to Head Coast Guard
Admiral Linda L. Fagan is the new commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. She is the first woman to lead any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, and she was confirmed by unanimous consent in the Senate.
Read moreUS Senate Confirms Navy Secretary
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Carlos del Toro as the new secretary of the Navy.
Read moreRick Spinrad Confirmed as NOAA Administrator
Richard (Rick) W. Spinrad, Ph.D., an internationally renowned scientist with four decades of ocean, atmosphere, and climate science and policy expertise, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and the 11th NOAA administrator. Building upon NOAA’s extensive mission, Spinrad intends to advance three overarching NOAA priorities: Developing a full portfolio of
Read moreNew US Secretary of Interior
Deb Haaland has become the new secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior after confirmation by the U.S. Senate. She is the first Native American to serve in that role. The Interior Department encompasses the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). Haaland previously served in the U.S. Congress as a
Read moreBraithwaite Confirmed as Next US SECNAV
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Kenneth Braithwaite to serve as the next secretary of the Navy, following the November departure of his predecessor, USNI News reported. Braithwaite is a retired Navy rear admiral and the current U.S. ambassador to Norway. The 1984 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy went to flight school and flew anti-submarine warfare missions in the Pacific
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