Fox, Kendall and Co.

The Obama administration's nominees for top Pentagon jobs overseeing budget and acquisition issues will testify at a Senate confirmation hearing next week.

Christine Fox, the nominee to lead the Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CA&PE) shop, and Frank Kendall, the nominee for the Pentagon's No. 2 acquisition job, will be among the witnesses at the Oct. 22 hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Fox recently stepped down as president of the Center for Naval Analyses.

Kendall, who would be the deputy to Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter, has served most recently as a managing partner at Renaissance Strategic Advisors.

Also testifying will be Gladys Commons, the nominee to be the Navy's comptroller and Terry Yonkers, who is in line to become assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations and environment.