180209-N-TN557-012 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 9, 2018) James Geurts, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN (RD&A)), speaks with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) workforce to highlight his priorities and answer questions on issues impacting the information warfare environment. Geurts was sworn in as ASN (RD&A) on Dec. 5, 2017 following his confirmation by the Senate in November 2017. SPAWAR identifies, develops, delivers and sustains information warfighting capabilities supporting naval, joint, coalition and other national missions. SPAWAR consists of more than 10,000 active duty military and civil service professionals located around the world and close to the fleet to keep SPAWAR at the forefront of research, engineering and acquisition to provide and sustain information warfare capabilities to the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Steven Davis/Released)