On Aug. 21, 2018 the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing to consider the nominations of Alan Shaffer to be deputy under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, Veronica Daigle to be assistant secretary of defense for readiness, Robert McMahon to be assistant secretary of defense for sustainment, E. Casey Wardynski to be assistant Army secretary for manpower and reserve affairs, and Alex Beehler to be assistant Army secretary for installations, energy and environment.