Meeting of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Executive Panel

AGENCY:

Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION:

Notice of closed meeting.

SUMMARY:

The CNO Executive Panel is to report recommendations of the Near Term Assessment Study Group to the CNO regarding recent trends in basing, technology, alliances, and defense policy and their effect on Navy policy and operations.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 25, 2004, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at the Chief of Naval Operations office, Room 4E542, 2000 Navy Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350-2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Commander Jon Huggins, CNO Executive Panel, 4825 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311, (703) 681-6207.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), these matters constitute classified information that is specifically authorized by Executive Order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense and are, in fact, properly classified pursuant to such Executive Order.

Accordingly, the Secretary of the Navy has determined in writing that the public interest requires that all sessions of the meeting be closed to the public because they will be concerned with matters listed in section 552b(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code.