Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Acquisition and Procurement)

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The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Procurement (DASN P) serves as the principal adviser to the Assistant Secretary for Research, Development and Acquisition on contracting and acquisition policy.

The DASN P serves as the Navy's Competition Advocate General, and advises the ASN on Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Acquisition Regulations System (DFARS) and Navy-specific acquisition regulations and policies.

The current DASN (P) is Cindy R. Shaver. [1]

NameAssumed officeLeft office Assistant Secretary served under
RADM Sean Crean 20072009 Sean Stackley
RDML David Baucom 20092011 Sean Stackley
Elliott Branch 20112019 Sean Stackley, James Geurts

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References

  1. "Senior Executive Service Biographies. Cindy R. Shaver" (PDF). secnav.navy.mil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-13.