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Army

NAVAIR Chief and Senior Army Officer: Deal With Data Rights Up Front

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, November 6th, 2014

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NAVAIR Chief and Senior Army Officer: Deal With Data Rights Up Front

The Pentagon, headquarters of the Department of Defense. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Ken Hammond, U.S. Air Force.

Two senior Navy and Army acquisition officers say commands need to be upfront in addressing their data rights requirements with contractors and do a better job of following through to ensure that required intellectual property is acquired. Vice Adm. David Dunaway, the commander of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), and Lt. Gen. Michael Williamson, the principal military deputy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, said the government should have the rights…

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