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November 27, 2015 By AMK

Army, Air Force acquisition chiefs to step down

The departures of William LaPlante and Heidi Shyu will likely leave the Air Force and Army without permanent procurement leaders until 2017.
Dr. William A. LaPlante, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Dr. William A. LaPlante, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Heidi Shyu, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology

The top acquisition officials from the Air Force and Army announced they will step down in coming weeks, becoming the latest top Pentagon leaders to depart as President Obama begins his final year in the White House.

William LaPlante, the Air Force acquisition head, announced his departure in an email to staff last week. He will leave at the end of November, defense officials said. Heidi Shyu, the Army acquisition head, will retire at the end of January, according to an email she also sent to her staff last week.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.defenseone.com/management/2015/11/army-air-force-acquisition-chiefs-step-down/123833

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition workforce, Air Force, Army, AT&L, DoD

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