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Pentagon

Biden Taps Former Air Force Procurement Head LaPlante To Lead Pentagon’s Acquisition Office

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, November 30th, 2021

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Biden Taps Former Air Force Procurement Head LaPlante To Lead Pentagon’s Acquisition Office

Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition William LaPlante. Photo: Air Force.

President Biden on Tuesday announced he will nominate William LaPlante, the Air Force’s former procurement chief, to be the Pentagon’s under secretary for acquisition and sustainment. LaPlante, who currently serves as president and CEO of Draper Laboratory, would fill the department’s acquisition leadership role which has not had a permanent official in place since Biden took office. “Dr. William A. LaPlante is a seasoned national security leader with nearly four decades of experience in acquisition, technology, sustainment and the defense…

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