{"id":52737,"date":"2018-08-21T16:29:45","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T16:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/21\/pentagon-us-army-nominees-cruise-through-hearing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:49:49","slug":"pentagon-us-army-nominees-cruise-through-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2018\/08\/21\/pentagon-us-army-nominees-cruise-through-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon, US Army nominees cruise through hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 Five new Pentagon appointees appear poised to cruise through confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nominees \u2014 Alan Shaffer, to be deputy undersecretary 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; Casey Wardynski, to be assistant secretary of the Army for manpower and reserve affairs; and Alex Beehler, to be assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment \u2014 enjoyed light questioning and friendly comments from members of the Senate Armed Services Committee during a hearing Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great team. I\u2019m just very proud. I\u2019ve never seen a panel of more qualified people,\u201d SASC acting Chairman Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., said at the conclusion of the panel, adding that he intends to quickly see their votes through the committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happens after that, however, is unclear. With the Senate nearing election season and a number of high-profile issues to be dealt with \u2014 including the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh \u2014 it is possible that mid-level Defense Department nominations could end up sliding off the docket for some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\t