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Navy Trying To Root Out The Cause of Aviation Cost And Schedule Overruns

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Friday, October 5th, 2007

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By Geoff Fein Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is in the midst of an effort with 11 of its largest industry partners to examine why some programs are facing cost and/or schedule issues. In July, Navy officials, including Delores Etter, the service's acquisition chief, and Rear Adm. Allen Myers, director air warfare division (N88), briefed the industry cooperative exchange, a gathering of Navy and approximately 60 industry representatives, Vice Adm. David Venlet, commander NAVAIR, told Defense Daily in a recent…

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