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DoD Legislative Affairs Official To Serve As Navy’s Interim Number Two Civilian

DoD Legislative Affairs Official To Serve As Navy’s Interim Number Two Civilian
Tom Mancinelli, principal deputy for Legislative Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, has been tapped to perform the duties of the Under Secretary of the Navy after Under Secretary Erik Raven departs in August 2024. (Photo: DoD)

A Defense Department official serving in a top legislative affairs position has been selected to fill in for the duties of the Under Secretary of the Navy once Erik Raven steps down in August. Earlier this month Secretary of the Navy Carlo Del Toro announced Raven was leaving next month, without naming an interim officeholder (Defense Daily, July 8).  The second highest civilian position in the Navy Department serves as the department's Chief Operating Officer and Chief Management Officer, responsible…

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