Senate confirms new DOT&E, other senior officials

The Senate has voted to confirm a new Defense Department chief weapons tester, a new DOD chief information officer and a new Army general counsel.

Nickolas Guertin was confirmed to be director of operational test and evaluation, John Sherman to be Pentagon CIO and Carrie Ricci to be Army general counsel.

Meanwhile, the Senate Armed Services Committee has advanced nine other nominations that have yet to receive confirmation votes.