SENATE CONFIRMS NEW DOE LEADERSHIP

The Senate approved 48 nominations last week including the new leadership for National Nuclear Security Administration, the Office of Science and the Office Nuclear Energy. The full list of DOE and other related nominees that were confirmed by the Senate are set forth below:

  • Theodore J. Garrish, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy), 

  • Dario Gil, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy  

  • Brandon Williams, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, 

  • Jonathan Brightbill, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy, 

  • Tina Pierce, of Idaho, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy, 

  • Conner Prochaska, of Texas, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy, 

  • Matthew Napoli, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, 

  • Scott Pappano, of Pennsylvania, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, 

  • Jessica Kramer, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

  • Katherine Scarlett, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality

ECA looks forward to discussing how new leadership will direct the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management and Office of Nuclear Energy at this year's National Cleanup Workshop. 

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