Obama nominates Rear Adm. James Syring to head MDA

U.S. President Obama has nominated Rear Adm. James D. Syring as the next head of the Missile Defense Agency.

He replaces Lt. Gen. Patrick O’Reilly who was criticized in a May 2 inspector general’s report for having an abusive management style.

Syring, the program executive officer for Integrated Warfare Systems, will also be nominated for the rank of Vice Admiral.

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