Search for Next Chief of the Army Corps Is Under Way

摘要

Industry sources say a search is on for candidates to be the 56th Chief of Engineers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a presidential nomination requiring Senate confirmation. An Army committee of senior leaders is said to be assembling in secret a short list of candidates. The chief's post typically carries a four-year appointment. Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp has held the position since May 2007. Marc D. Young, a spokesman at Corps headquarters in Washington, D.C., says the Corps does not participate in the nominating process, which is managed by the Army's chief of staff. "Usually we don't find out until the rest of the world finds out," Young says.