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Army

Nelson Ford Nominated As Army Under Secretary

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Thursday, January 24th, 2008

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The White House Jan. 22 sent the Senate the nomination of Nelson Ford as under secretary of the Army. If confirmed, Ford would take the position previously held by now-Army Secretary Pete Geren. Ford has been acting under secretary (Defense Daily, Dec. 5). In 2006, Ford was confirmed as Army assistant secretary--financial management and comptroller. He was principal deputy assistant secretary at the time of his nomination. Prior to that, he was deputy assistant secretary of defense for health budgets…

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