LaPlante nomination hearing slated for March 22

By Tony Bertuca / March 15, 2022 at 10:04 AM

The Senate Armed Services Committee intends to hold a nomination hearing for Bill LaPlante, President Biden's choice for Pentagon acquisition chief, and other senior defense nominees, on March 22, according to a Senate aide.

LaPlante, nominated for under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, is an Obama-era Air Force acquisition chief. The Pentagon has not had a USD A&S since the January 2021 departure of former Trump administration official Ellen Lord.

Along with LaPlante, the committee will also hear from Erik Raven, nominated to be Navy under secretary; Marvin Adams, picked to be deputy director of defense programs for the National Nuclear Security Administration; and Tia Johnson, nominated to be a judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

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