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President To Nominate Robert Work For Under Secretary of the Navy

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Thursday, April 9th, 2009

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By Geoff Fein President Obama yesterday announced his intention to nominate Robert Work, a former Marine colonel and aide to then-Navy Secretary Richard Danzig, for Under Secretary of the Navy. Work is currently vice president, strategic studies at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Obama recently announced his intention to nominate Ray Mabus as Navy Secretary (Defense Daily, March 30). Work, who served 27 years in the Marines, recently served on Obama's transition team for the Navy and Marine…

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