Key Senators Pledge Support for Acquisition Chief Nominee

By Carlo Muñoz / February 24, 2009 at 5:00 AM
Two key senators said today that they plan to work closely with newly nominated Pentagon procurement chief Ashton Carter to help push through new acquisition reform legislation. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) and ranking member John McCain (R-AZ) said they are "looking forward" to working with Carter, the Obama administration's pick to replace current DOD acquisition official John Young, and expediting his confirmation through the Senate. "The team over in the Pentagon . . . is still...

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