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APNewsBreak: Naval War College head reassigned pending probe

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT best for the college be-
and MICHELLE R. SMITH cause it maintains the in-
Associated Press tegrity of the investigation.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Pau, the spokeswoman for
The head of the U.S. Naval Adm. John Richardson, the
War College was removed chief of naval operations,
from his post Monday, days said it would ensure that
after The Associated Press Harley is afforded due pro-
reported he was under in- cess.
vestigation amid allega- Inspector general inves-
tions of mismanagement. tigations, across the De-
The Navy announced the fense Department, rou-
reassignment of Rear Adm. tinely take months or more
Jeffrey Harley, who has than a year. Provost Lewis
been criticized for alleg- M. Duncan has temporar-
edly spending excessively, ily assumed the president’s
abusing his hiring authority duties.
and otherwise behaving in- Harley later announced his
appropriately — including departure to campus by
keeping a margarita ma- saying he was “stepping
chine in his office. down.”
Lt. Cmdr. Jacqueline Pau “Team_this will be my last
said Monday that Navy email to you,” Harley wrote.
leaders felt the change is “Due to the distractions

This undated file image provided by the U.S. Navy shows Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley, president of
the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I.
Associated Press
caused by the unfounded mony for the elite school, edying pay gaps between
AP article last week, I am which grooms future admi- men and women, balanc-
stepping down as President rals and generals. ing pay between depart-
of YOUR college effective Emails obtained by the AP ments and creating a sys-
immediately.” show the college has strug- tem to avoid future dispari-
Asked to clarify, college gled to make payroll under ties.
spokesman Cmdr. Gary Harley’s leadership and He declined last week to
Ross told the AP on Mon- spent about $725,000 an- answer a series of ques-
day that Harley was reas- nually on raises while fac- tions about additional al-
signed to Washington and ing an annual shortfall of $5 legations, including his use
had not resigned. million or more. of a margarita machine.
Harley had earlier told the Multiple current and for- He downplayed the com-
AP the college, located on mer college employees plaints in a campus-wide
Narragansett Bay in New- blamed the budget prob- email, saying they were
port, was under fiscal strain lems in part on substantial from “a few individuals”
because the Navy hasn’t raises granted by Harley and all his decisions were
fully funded new missions. to some faculty, as well subject to legal review and
The college on Monday spending on certain con- within his authority.
also postponed a strategy tractors and others, who A small group of longtime
forum that was due to start they said brought little ben- college employees filed an
Tuesday and was expect- efit to the college. They anonymous complaint in
ed to draw high-ranking spoke about their concerns April 2018 with the Navy’s
officials including Navy on condition of anonymity office of the inspector gen-
Secretary Richard V. Spen- because they feared pro- eral. Two of them told the
cer, along with hundreds fessional retaliation. AP that they and others
of guests. Spencer was still Harley has told staff and were interviewed by inves-
scheduled to speak Friday faculty in emails this spring tigators in September but
at the graduation cere- that the college was rem- nothing happened.q