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Biden Nominates NRO Veteran/Booz Allen Official As Space Acquisition Executive

Frank Wolfe

Friday, December 17th, 2021

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Biden Nominates NRO Veteran/Booz Allen Official As Space Acquisition Executive

Pictured is Booz Allen Hamilton executive, Frank Calvelli, Pres. Biden's nominee for assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration (Booz Allen Hamilton Photo)

President Biden on Dec. 15 nominated Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] executive Frank Calvelli, who served as principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from 2012 to 2020, as the assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration. This year, Calvelli joined Booz Allen's national security program where he works on space and intelligence issues. In Calvelli's profile on the Booz Allen website, Calvelli says that the United States needs "to stay vigilant against threats to…

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