On Nov. 14, the Senate Armed Services Committee will consider the nominations of Anthony Kurta for principal deputy under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, James McPherson for Army general counsel, and Gregory Maggs, nominated to be a judge on the United States Court Of Appeals for the Armed Forces. The panel holds another hearing Nov. 16 for John Rood, nominee for under secretary of defense for policy, and Randall Schriver, nominated to serve as assistant secretary of defense...