James Ivan Finley is the former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology in the

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. He was confirmed by the

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on February 19, 2006. The following statement was issued by the White House on December 19, 2005:

The President intends to nominate James I. Finley, of Minnesota, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. Mr. Finley currently serves as President of The Finley Group, LLC, a consulting company he formed in 2002. Prior to this, he was President and chief executive officer of SMARTSKIN, Inc. Mr. Finley has served in a managerial capacity for
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, Singer, Lear Siegler, United Technologies and
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, where he was a Corporate Officer, President of Information Systems and Chair of the Business Development Council. Mr. Finley received his bachelor's degree from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and his master's degree from
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.White House Press Release
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Congressional Record: Biography of James I. Finley
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