Nomination of Melvyn R. Paisley, to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Engineering, and Systems): Hearing before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, on nomination of Melvyn R. Oaisley,
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1982. Wraps. ii, 8 p.; 24 cm. Perhaps the Senate should have taken more time with this confirmation? Assistant Secretary Paisley was subsequently convicted in an procurement/acquistion scandal and served time in prison (probably more time in the slammer than in office). He had previously worked for Boeing. In the early part of the 21st Century, an Air Force senior procurement official also ended up in prison because of procurement improprietaries involving Boeing. Condition: Good. No dust jacket.
Keywords: Melvyn Paisley, Naval Research, Naval Systems, Naval Engineering, Vicki Ann Paisley, Boeing, Technology Transfer, NATO, Defense Acquisition, Defense Contracting, Industrial Base, Conflict of Interest
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