Senate Receives Nomination Submissions
In a series of recent announcements, President [redacted] has made key nominations and appointments across various federal departments, agencies, and international representation posts. These appointments reflect ongoing efforts to fill key leadership roles in areas such as energy, aviation, labour, defence, environmental quality, judicial appointments, diplomacy, and information technology management.
Among the nominations sent to the Senate in June and July 2025 are James Kruger, of Mississippi, for the position of United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi for a term of four years. Similarly, Bryan Stirling, of South Carolina, has been nominated for the role of United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina for the same term.
Robert Sweeney, of Texas, has been nominated to be the United States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador, while Ademola Adewale-Sadik has been nominated to be the United States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five years.
Mitch Graves and Lee Beaman have been nominated to be Members of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for terms expiring May 18, 2029 and May 18, 2030, respectively. Braden Boucek has been nominated to be the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee for a term of four years.
Thomas Wheeler II, of Indiana, has been nominated to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana for the term of four years. James Mazol, of Virginia, has been nominated for a new position as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, and James Caggy has been nominated for the role of Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Ryan Cote has been nominated to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Information and Technology), while Alina Habba has been nominated to be the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey for the term of four years. David Courcelle has been nominated to be the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana for a term of four years.
In addition to these nominations, Preston Griffith, of Virginia, has been nominated to be Under Secretary of Energy. Bryan Bedford, of Indiana, has been nominated to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for a five-year term. Scott Kupor, of California, has been nominated as Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a four-year term. William Briggs, of Texas, has been nominated as Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
Riley Barnes, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, and Alan Boehme, Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Information and Technology), are also among the nominees. Darryl Nirenberg has been nominated as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Romania, and Jeanine Pirro has been nominated as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for four years.
Katherine Scarlett, of Ohio, has been nominated as a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality, while Alexander Velez-Green has been nominated as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Bradley Walker has been nominated as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, and Todd Wilcox has been nominated as Assistant Secretary of State (Diplomatic Security).
David Wright, of South Carolina, has been nominated for a five-year term as a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (reappointment). Edward L. Artau, of Florida, has been nominated as United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and Emil J. Bove III, of Pennsylvania, has been nominated as United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit.
Kyle Christopher Dudek and John M. Guard, both of Florida, have been nominated as United States District Judges for the Middle District of Florida. Rosario Palmieri, of Virginia, has been nominated as an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
In separate appointments, Gulam Shakir has been appointed as Acting Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Clyde Richards has been appointed as Acting CIO of the National Science Foundation (NSF), while Scott Flanders has been appointed as Permanent CIO of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission since May 2024.
Greg Hogan has been appointed as CIO of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) since January 2025, and Doug Cossa has been appointed as Acting CIO of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). These appointments highlight the ongoing focus on strengthening information technology management within the government.
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The recent appointments and nominations by President [redacted] include candidates for roles in policy-and-legislation, such as Thomas Wheeler II for the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, and James Mazol for the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Moreover, the technology sector is represented with nominees like Ryan Cote for the Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Information and Technology), and Gulam Shakir as Acting Chief Information Officer of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), signifying the significance of technology in politics and general news.
