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Navy/USMC

Deep Blue Gives Way To Bolstered Director Navy Staff Office

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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead has directed the establishment of a permanent Navy organization to undertake both the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and the QDR Review of Department of Defense Roles and Missions (QRM), a move that effectively sunsets the Deep Blue office. Rear Adm. (Select) Bill Burke will lead the new Navy QDR Integration Group, and he will report directly to Roughead via the Director Navy Staff (DNS). DNS-QDR is responsible for supervising, coordinating,…

Congress

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Congress

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Army

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