By Emelie Rutherford Former Harvard University professor Ashton Carter is due to start work today as the Pentagon's acquisition czar, after lawmakers dropped their opposition last week upon receiving assurances on how the Pentagon wants to conduct the Air Force tanker competition. Carter will assume the under secretary for acquisition, technology, and logistics (AT&L) post from John Young, a Bush administration holdover. A Pentagon spokesman said last Friday Carter will be sworn in this morning. "Dr. Carter is the right…
With Senators’ Tanker Fears Calmed, Carter To Take AT&L Reins Today
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