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Derrick Anderson, Assistant Secretary Of Defense (Department Of Defense) · Congress.wiki

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Derrick Anderson, Assistant Secretary Of Defense (Department Of Defense)

PN246-1

Derrick Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Christopher Paul Maier, resigned.

1Nominees

13Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

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Committees

Committee on Armed Services

Senate

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)

53

Yea

47

Nay

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Voted on December 17, 2025

Timeline

Received8 months ago (June 2, 2025)

Authority1 month ago (December 19, 2025)

Last ActionDecember 18, 2025

Action History

FloorDecember 18, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.

FloorDecember 18, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorDecember 17, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, debate 12/18/2025.

FloorDecember 17, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorDecember 17, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 653.

Nominees

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN246-1 has 17 parts total.

Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans AffairsCONFIRMED Under Secretary Of Agriculture For Food SafetyCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, Department of the TreasuryCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary Of DefenseRETURNED Deputy United States Trade RepresentativeCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary Of AgricultureWITHDRAWN Governor, United States Postal ServiceRETURNED Under Secretary of the TreasuryCONFIRMED Medical Director, Public Health ServiceRETURNED Inspector General, Department of DefenseCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of DefenseCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary Of The TreasuryCONFIRMED Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural DevelopmentRETURNED Federal Energy Regulatory Commission MemberCONFIRMED Deputy Under Secretary Of DefenseWITHDRAWN Department Of Transportation General CounselCONFIRMED

Committee Meetings

1 meeting related to this nomination

Hearings to examine the nominations of Platte Moring, of South Carolina, to be Inspector General, Kirsten Davies, of Tennessee, to be Chief Information Officer, James Mazol, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Derrick Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Defense.

Committee on Armed ServicesDirksen Senate Office Building, G50Sep 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Derrick Anderson

Assistant Secretary of Defense · Department of Defense

Virginia