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Geurts Designated As Temporary Navy Undersecretary

Thursday, February 4th, 2021

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Geurts Designated As Temporary Navy Undersecretary

James Geurts, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of the Navy. Formerly he served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN-RDA from December 2017-January 20, 2020. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy’s last top acquisition official, James Geurts, has been designated to fill the service’s second highest civilian role, the service said Thursday. Geurts served as the Assistant Secretary for Research, Development and Acquisition from December 2017 until stepping down on Jan. 20 when the Biden administration was sworn in. Upon stepping down, he resumed serving as a Senior Executive Service (SES) employee with the Navy (Defense Daily, Jan. 15). Now he will be “Performing the Duties of Under Secretary…

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