Posted on 05/07/2003 6:27:02 PM PDT by Brian S
The Navy hasn't had a permanent secretary since Gordon England left in January to become deputy secretary of the new Department of Homeland Security. Both appointments must be confirmed by the Senate.
White was fired by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, with whom he'd clashed about weapons systems and plans for the Army's modernization.
McMillan is chief executive officer of Permian Exploration Corp., and a former assistant defense secretary under Bush's father.
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