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Paul Speer named president of CNA's Center for Naval Analyses

CNA announced today that Dr. Paul E. Speer, formerly vice president and director of Research for CNA’s Institute for Public Research (IPR), will become the president of CNA’s Centerfor Naval Analyses on October 18, 2009. Speer will be responsible for the federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps that provides research and analysis services across the Defense Department. As president, Speer serves as the scientific analyst to the Chief of Naval Operations.

During his 25 years at CNA, Speer has worked on a wide range of issues for the Navy and served as the
CNA Scientific Analyst for the Director, Navy Programming Division (N80) in the Pentagon. Speer also studied the Navy and DoD’s environmental cleanup initiatives and during this time, developed CNA’s first program of research on
environmental issues. His field assignment was with Submarine Development Squadron 12 in New London, CT. Speer also pioneered new research programs in public safety, emergency public health, and homeland security for
IPR. Read more

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