Navy's CNR, N94 no longer dual-hatted by a single admiral

By Justin Katz / September 1, 2020 at 11:59 AM
Top Navy officials last month determined that two senior billets, charged with directing the service's $2 billion research and development enterprise, should no longer be "dual-hatted" by a single two-star admiral, according to a memorandum obtained by Inside Defense . "To enhance accountability and reporting, effective the date of this memorandum the [Chief of Naval Research] will relinquish all responsibilities as OPNAV N94 and is no longer required to report to the deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting requirements...

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