Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine was nominated in February after Trump fired Gen. CQ Brown.
Air Force Secretary nominee Troy Meink said he would review the report on the LGM-35A Sentinel that followed its severe cost projection overruns.
The move comes as VA Secretary Doug Collins has accused Democrats of creating panic over planned department reforms.
Republican leaders are concerned about rumored plans to scale back American military involvement in Europe and Japan.
