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At Hearing Nominees Vow To Improve Navy Acquisition, Audit of Navy

Tuesday, November 7th, 2017

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At Hearing Nominees Vow To Improve Navy Acquisition, Audit of Navy

Nominations for top Defense Department positions told the Senate Armed Services Committee at a Tuesday confirmation hearing they intend to support efforts to improve the Navy’s operations and acquisitions as well as Department-wide weapons testing and evaluations.Thomas Modly, nominated as Under Secretary of the Navy, acknowledged in his opening statement that he agrees the Navy is beset by a “Perfect Storm” of issues threatening its ability to perform critical defense missions. He characterized this as a “dangerous dichotomy” in which…

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