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SecNav Nominee Pledges Acquisition Fixes, Faces Scrutiny From Martinez

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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford Raymond Mabus--the Navy secretary nominee who told lawmakers yesterday he is ready to tackle acquisition reform--may face at least a temporary delay in his confirmation because of the battle over where to homeport an aircraft carrier. After Mabus' Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) confirmation hearing, Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) said he was not satisfied with the nominee's answers to his questions on the Pentagon review of a recent Navy decision to homeport a nuclear carrier in Mayport,…

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