Republicans are pushing for individual votes on the vacant Joint Chiefs posts, while Democrats are looking to advance hundreds of pending promotions.
An inspector general report found confusion and concerns among employees regarding the abortion access rules.
She would replace Gina Ortiz Jones, who left the leadership post in March.
The Senate is expected to fill three vacancies on the Joint Chiefs of Staff — including the chairman post — after a surprise breakthrough Wednesday.
Contractors, like federal agencies, are reading the handwriting on the wall and are bracing for a shutdown.
Some lawmakers want individual votes on high-ranking military posts to ensure that the leadership gaps don't get worse.
The Army veteran was nominated to the department leadership post back in April.
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 11, 2023.
Sources have described Slife as a strategic thinker who prioritizes more effective airpower over parochial interests.
The number of senior posts held up in a political showdown is expected to more than double by year's end.
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