Nominations of Matthew Anderson to be NASA Deputy Administrator and Arvind Raman to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
253 Russell

03/05/2026 at 10:00AM

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing to consider nominations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology at 10:00 AM EST on Thursday, March 5, 2026.

Nominees:

  • Matthew Anderson, of Colorado, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Arvind Raman, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Anderson is a corporate Space Force lobbyist.

As the dean of Purdue Engineering, Raman has been actively involved in CHIPS Act investments in Indiana and new collaborations with the Silicon Valley industry. NIST is currently roiled by new Trump rules barring hundreds of foreign scientists from working at the federal institute. Raman immigrated from India to attend Purdue for his graduate studies.