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Acting Under Secretary Of The Navy Geurts To Retire This Month

Wednesday, August 4th, 2021

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Acting Under Secretary Of The Navy Geurts To Retire This Month

James Geurts, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of the Navy. Formerly he served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN-RDA from December 2017-January 20, 2020. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

James Geurts, the former Navy acquisition head who has been performing the duties of the undersecretary of the Navy, on Wednesday said he is retiring from government service this month. Geurts served as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition from December 2017 until stepping down on Jan. 20 when the Biden administration came into office. Upon stepping down, he resumed serving as a Senior Executive Service (SES) employee with the Navy (Defense Daily, Jan. 15).…

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