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Navy Relieves PEO USC Citing Investigation

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Navy Relieves PEO USC Citing Investigation
Rear Adm Kevin Smith, program executive officer for unmanned and small combatants, was relieved of command on May 27, 2025 following an unspecified complaint that the Office of the Naval Inspector General substantiated. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy on Tuesday announced Rear Adm. Kevin Smith, program executive officer for unmanned and small combatants (PEO USC), was relieved following a complaint “substantiated by an Office of the Naval Inspector General investigation.” Acting assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition (ASN-RDA), the top acquisition official in the Navy, relieved Smith from the position “due to a loss of confidence” after the investigation substantiated an unspecified complaint. PEO USC is the office responsible for development and…

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