President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally sent to the Senate Frank Rose’s nomination to be principal deputy administrator for the Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration.
Last Thursday Biden announced his intention to nominate Rose to the No. 2 slot at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), which oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile. On Tuesday his nomination was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Currently Rose is a senior fellow for security strategy at the Brookings Institution think tank.
At Brookings, Rose concentrates on nuclear strategy and deterrence, ranging from arms control to missile defense and outer space, according to his online biography. Previously, Rose headed government relations at the Aerospace Corporation, a federally-funded research and development center. Before that Rose was assistant secretary of state for arms control, verification, and compliance from 2014-2017.
Biden has nominated Jill Hruby, former director of the Sandia National Laboratories, to head the NNSA. At press time, the Senate Armed Services Committee has yet to schedule a confirmation hearing on either.
Also Tuesday, the White House forwarded to the Senate the nomination of Deborah G. Rosenblum to be an assistant secretary of defense. Rosenblum is currently an executive vice president with the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
