Scott
Redd, K0DQ, named Coalition Provisional Authority deputy administrator
March 11, 2004 -- Retired Vice Admiral Scott Redd,
K0DQ, has been appointed deputy administrator and chief operating officer of
the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Baghdad, Iraq. Redd, an ARRL
member who lives in Marietta, Georgia, is one of two deputy administrators
reporting to CPA Administrator L. Paul Bremer. Redd will direct the CPA's
programs for the reconstruction of Iraq's infrastructure. That task includes
awarding $18.4 billion in contracts through the project management office for
major improvements to Iraq's electricity, oil, transportation, water resources,
education, housing and construction, and communications networks, a CPA news
release said. He also will be responsible for policy affecting Iraq's security
programs. Those include the new Iraqi Army, the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps,
Iraqi Border Patrol and Facilities Protection Services. Redd retired from the
US Navy in 1998 as director of strategic plans and policy for the Joint Chiefs
of Staff. During 36 years of active duty, he commanded eight organizations,
founded the Navy's Fifth Fleet--the first new US Navy fleet in more than 50
years--and served in several senior Pentagon positions. Redd also led all U.S.
Naval forces in the US Central Command from 1994 until 1996. After retiring
from the Navy, Redd served as chairman, president and CEO of NetSchools Corp, a
high-tech startup. He's a 1966 graduate of the US Naval Academy and a Fulbright
scholar. Last year, Redd was the keynote speaker for ARRL's second donors'
reception held in conjunction with Hamvention.
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