DOGE veteran could bring much-needed change to Navy research, observers say

Rachel Riley, the new head of the Office of Naval Research, is more than just an alum of the controversial Department of Government Efficiency, according to current and former military and defense officials. Indeed, they said, the 33-year-old Rhodes Scholar and former McKinsey consultant may have what it takes to bring urgent reform to the Navy’s top R&D office.Riley was appointed acting chief of naval research sometime in October after nine months at Health and Human Services. Like DO