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.
Scher Confirmed to DoD Strategy, Plans and Capabilities Position
Navy awards over $170M in Trident II support contracts, as Columbia advances
The Navy awarded more than $170 million in Trident II D5-related contracts Oct. 1, extending flight-test, missile operations, rocket motor storage and other support as the Columbia-class submarine program moves toward service entry. The largest award, a $46.85 million contract to L3Harris Technologies’ Interstate Electronics Corp., covers engineering, logistics, installation, operation, maintenance and modification of […]