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By Cal Biesecker

Monday, February 13th, 2012

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Industry Muscle. Former HAC staffer William Greenwalt is the Aerospace Industries Association’s new vice president of acquisition policy, the trade group says Feb. 9. He previously was deputy director of the HAC’s surveys and investigations staff, which supports the committee’s oversight efforts. Greenwalt also has served as Lockheed Martin’s director of federal acquisition policy and the deputy undersecretary of defense for industrial policy. He held additional Capitol Hill positions…

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