BRASSTRACKS.Government The president nominated Robert B. Pirie Robert B. Pirie (18 April 1905—9 January 1990) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy. He was Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for air when he retired in 1962. A native of Wymore, Nebraska, he was a 1926 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. as undersecretary of the Navy. Currently, Pirie is assistant secretary of the Navy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (abbrev. "ASN") is the title given to certain senior officials in the U.S. Department of the Navy. They serve as chief assistants to the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). for installations and environment. Air Force Maj. Gen. John H. Campbell For other persons of the same name, see John Campbell. John H. Campbell is the Councillor for Doboy Ward in the Brisbane City Council in Australia. The Doboy Ward comprises the suburbs of Cannon Hill, Carina, Hemmant, Murarrie, Ransome, Tingalpa, Wakerley, most of Belmont and has received presidential nomination for promotion to lieutenant general with assignment as associate director of central intelligence for military support, at the CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). at Langley, Va. Marine Corps Reserve Maj. Gen. Leo V. Williams has been designated Marine Corps Reserve member of the Reserve Forces Policy Board. Williams serves as the vice director, Joint Experimentation at the U.S. Joint Forces Command, in Norfolk, Va. Navy Rear Adm. Michael R. Johnson is being assigned as commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command/Chief of Civil Engineers. Johnson currently is serving as commander, Atlantic Division, in Norfolk, Va. Navy Rear Adm. Robert L. Phillips is being assigned as commander, Atlantic Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, in Norfolk, Va. Presently, Phillips is serving as commanding officer, Southwest Naval Facilities Engineering Command, located in San Diego. The president intends to appoint Frank Soares to serve as a member of the National Veterans Business Development Corporation. Soares is the stare director of the Bureau of Veterans Services of the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management. Navy Vice Adm. Dennis V. McGinn has been nominated for assignment as deputy chief of naval operations chief of naval operations n. pl. chiefs of naval operations Abbr. CNO The ranking officer of the U.S. Navy, responsible to the secretary of the Navy and to the President. , naval warfare, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Currently, McGinn is serving as commander, Third Fleet in San Diego. The president has nominated Navy Rear Adm. Timothy J. Keating Admiral Timothy J. Keating assumed command of the United States Pacific Command on 26 March 2007. He left his position as commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and of the United States Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado on 23 March 2007. for promotion to vice admiral with assignment as deputy chief of naval operations for plans, policy and operations, N3/N5, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Keating presently is serving as commander, Carrier Group Five in Yokosuka, Japan. Guion S. Bluford and Lou Dobbs have joined the board of directors for the Space Foundation, in Colorado Springs, Cob. Bluford is a veteran NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. astronaut and vice president and general manager for Federal Data Corp, of Bethesda, Md., and Dobbs is chairman and chief executive officer of SPACE.com, based in New York. They have been elected to three-year terms. Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael A. Hamel Ham´el v. t. 1. Same as Hamble. has been assigned as director, Space Operations and Integration, deputy chief of staff, Air and Space Operations. Currently, Hamel is serving as director of Requirements, Headquarters, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Forces Base, Cob. Industry GE Marine Engines, headquartered in Evendale, Ohio, has appointed Richard K. Douglas as director, Marketing and Sales. Douglas will lead the worldwide marketing and sales effort for GE'S full line of LM marine gas turbines and main reduction gears. Michael L. Whaley has joined Eastman Kodak Company, of Rochester, N.Y, as chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. and vice president, Commercial and Government Systems (C&GS). Whaley will be responsible for finance, business operations and contracts for C&GS. Vulcan Lead Inc., located in Milwaukee, has appointed Mike Schaewe as general manager. Schaewe will oversee the daily operation of several companies in the Vulcan group, including the main foundry, the XL-Division and Vulcan Machining Division. Newport News Shipbuilding, in Newport News, Va., has chosen Matthew J. Mulherin as the director for the CVNX CVNX Aircraft Carrier, Nuclear, Experimental Program. In this position, Mulherin is responsible for the company's design and development efforts for the Navy's new generation of aircraft carriers, CVNX. Newport News also announced the appointment of Charles S. Ream as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Retired Army Gen. Dennis J. Reimer has been elected to the board of directors of DRS Technologies Inc., in Parsippany, N.J. Reimer is the director of the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism The National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) is a non-profit organization founded in response to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Supported by Department of Homeland Security and other government grant funds, the institute conducts research into the causes , in Oklahoma Ciry, Okla. Raytheon Company, of Lexington, Mass., has appointed Ray Kolibaba vice president of Space Systems for the company's Strategic Systems business unit, located in Aurora, Colo.,. Most recently, Kolibaba served as vice president and general manager of Raytheon's Information Technology Systems, based in Landover, Md. Thomas R. Burke has been named director of Strategic Planning, Information Assurance, for Computer Sciences Corporation's (CSC) Federal Sector, located in Falls Church, Va. Burke joins CSC from the General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. , in Washington, D.C. Sanders, a Lockheed Martin Company, has named Brian E Walters director of F-22 Development Programs. Prior to this position, Walters led the F-22 EW integration and test team. Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems Sector, of Dallas, has appointed Diego A. Ruiz Palmer to international vice President--Central and Southern Europe. Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, Ruiz Palmer led the Planning and Policy Section in the Defense Support Division of the NATO NATO: see North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO in full North Atlantic Treaty Organization International military alliance created to defend western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. international staff. Geonex Mattel Inc., located in Clearwater, Fla., has named retired Army Col. Daniel T. Morris president. Morris was a career military intelligence officer. |
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