LaPlante Nominated To Lead DOD Acquisition

Wiliam LaPlante
Wiliam LaPlante
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The White House has nominated William LaPlante to be the Defense Department’s top weapons buyer, a return to the Pentagon for the former head of U.S. Air Force acquisition. The pick fills a vacancy that has been open since the day before President Joe Biden was inaugurated. Mike Brown, the head of...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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