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Trump Nominates Textron Executive As Under Secretary For AT&L

Wednesday, June 28th, 2017

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Trump Nominates Textron Executive As Under Secretary For AT&L

Ellen Lord, former Textron Systems president and CEO. Photo courtesy of Textron.

The White House announced Tuesday night its intention to nominate Ellen Lord, president and CEO of Textron’s [TXT] Textron Systems business segment, as under secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L).If confirmed, Lord will subsequently serve as under secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment when the Office of the Secretary of Defense is mandated to reorganize and split AT&L by Feb. 1, 2018.The fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) directs DoD to replace the under…

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