Navy Secretary Wants To Keep Current Post

By Christopher J. Castelli / October 7, 2002 at 5:00 AM
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -- Media reports have named Navy Secretary Gordon England as a candidate for the No. 2 position at the yet-to-be-established Homeland Security Department, but England would prefer to keep his current job, he told reporters here last week. "Let me just say that's up to the president of the United States," England said. He called his Navy leadership position "one of the best jobs in the nation." In August, The Washington Times reported England was being considered...

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