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Trump Taps Two For Senior Army Posts, Including Acquisition Chief

Friday, October 6th, 2017

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Trump Taps Two For Senior Army Posts, Including Acquisition Chief

The Trump administration moved to fill two senior Army civilian positions last week, including filling the post of chief weapon buyer.Bruce D. Jette was tapped to become assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, a position vacated by Heidi Shyu after the presidential election. If confirmed by the Senate, Jette would be the senior civilian official in charge of Army acquisition.The nomination comes just before the Army has its biggest trade show of the year in Washington,…

Unmanned Systems

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Pentagon

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Congress

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Congress

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