Trump nominates new NNSA deputy defense programs head

President Trump has nominated Charles Verdon to be deputy administrator for defense programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Verdon currently works as the principal associate director within NNSA's Weapons and Complex Integration Directorate, responsible for the management and coordination of nuclear weapons program activities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, according to a White House statement issued this week.

Verdon holds bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering from the University of Arizona.