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Alexander Velez-Green, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Department of Defense)

PN345-17

Alexander Velez-Green, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, vice Alexandra Baker, resigned.

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3Actions
0Hearings
1Committees

Progress

Received
Committee
Hearing
Result

Committees

Committee on Armed ServicesSenate

Timeline

Received8 months ago (June 16, 2025)
Authority1 month ago (January 3, 2026)
Last ActionJanuary 3, 2026

Action History

FloorJanuary 3, 2026

Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

CommitteeNovember 6, 2025

Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held.

IntroReferralJune 16, 2025

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Nominees

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This nomination is part of a batch. PN345-17 has 20 parts total.

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Committee Meetings

1 meeting related to this nomination

Senate
Meeting
Scheduled

Hearings to examine the nominations of Michael Payne, of Virginia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Alexander Velez-Green, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Timothy Dill, of Ohio, and Maurice Todd, of Florida, both to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Defense.

Committee on Armed ServicesDirksen Senate Office Building, G50Nov 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Alexander Velez-green

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense · Department of Defense

Virginia