Robert Scher, the President’s nominee to be the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities, was confirmed late Tuesday night shortly before the Senate adjourned. Scher was part of a group of noncontroversial nominees confirmed by unanimous consent Tuesday, ending a relatively short wait for the Pentagon official. Scher was nominated to the post in September and was cleared by the Senate Armed Services Committee last week. Scher’s position was created as part of a DoD Office of Policy reorganization, with his duties carved out of the former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs position held by Madelyn Creedon. The position include soversight of nuclear and missile defense policy, but countering weapons of mass destruction, cyber policy and space policy have been moved under the new Homeland Defense directorate.
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