Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. William Fallon has approved a plan that assigns budget responsibility for antiterrorism and force protection programs to two offices on the Navy staff, according to a senior service official. One office, N4, will handle all shore-based programs, while N7 will handle all afloat-based programs, Rear Adm. Daniel Bowler told an industry conference yesterday. A Navy antiterrorism/force protection task force formed after the October attack on the destroyer Cole has identified nine different offices on...
