Due on the Hill

By Dan Dupont / January 9, 2009 at 5:00 AM

The slate of nominees for top Pentagon jobs announced by the Obama team yesterday -- including Bill Lynn for deputy defense secretary -- will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee next Thursday, Jan. 15, the panel just announced.

The confirmation hearing also will involve Michèle Flourney, picked for under secretary of defense for policy; Robert Hale, the choice for comptroller; and Jeh Charles Johnson, for general counsel.

The hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. in room SD-106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

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