Kristi Noem's Senate confirmation hearing for her nomination as the head of the Department of Homeland Security was delayed on Wednesday after "a delay on the FBI background check"

The hearing was scheduled for Wednesday. It’s now postponed to 9 a.m. Eastern time on Friday (10 a.m. central time). The hearing will be conducted by the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. More: Gov. Kristi Noem gave her last State of the State address Tuesday. Read it here:

Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks begin on Tuesday.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is having her hearing to become the next Homeland Security Secretary pushed back from Wednesday to Friday. According to a committee aide, the FBI has yet to complete its portion of her paperwork.

Former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum’s confirmation hearing began this morning as the Interior Secretary nominee. His role would make him responsible for the conservation and management of natural resources and public lands.

Noem was initially slated to appear 9 a.m. Wednesday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs in Washington.

Confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks are in full swing again Thursday as the Senate works to screen his controversial nominees.  Committees will hear from the contenders

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Homeland Security, will appear for her first confirmation hearing Wednesday around 9:00 a.m. before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's confirmation hearing was pushed pack on Tuesday, making her the third of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees to have their confirmation hearings moved while allegedly waiting for the FBI to complete its paperwork.

Interior nominee Doug Burgum, Energy pick Chris Wright and EPA nominee Lee Zeldin are in for some tough questions during confirmation hearings this week.

Paperwork delays have forced some Trump confirmation hearings to be postponed, with Republicans blaming bureacracy.