Former Navy Secretary to Head Deepwater Horizon Committee
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July 12, 2010 -- The National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council today named former U.S. Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter to chair an expert committee that will conduct a technical analysis of the causes of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The committee will also recommend measures that could be taken to prevent similar disasters in the future. The names of other committee members appointed to date are available on the Current Projects System.
