Air Force Acquisition Chief to be Acting Secretary

By David Smalley / January 16, 2001 at 5:00 AM
The Air Force will announce today the appointment of its top acquisition official as interim Air Force secretary, Inside the Air Force has learned Lawrence Delaney, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, will take over for outgoing Secretary F. Whitten Peters until the Bush administration's pick for the top slot is confirmed. President-elect Bush has yet to announce his nominee for the job. Air Force officials were unable to confirm when Delaney will officially take charge of...

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