SASC Advances Nominations of Abercrombie, Ericsson, Keohane, and Schmidt

Today, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted by voice en bloc to report out favorably the following Department of Defense civilian nominations:

-Ms. Cara L. Abercrombie to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
-Dr. Aprille J. Ericsson to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology
-Mr. Ronald T. Keohane to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
-Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt to be Director of Operational Test and Evaluation

The nominations were immediately reported to the floor following the Committee’s action.