Today Mr. Morde handles sales while his brother, Ram, oversees procurement.
Gen. Zhang Youxia, who has publicly criticized the military for its lack of combat experience, was promoted to be director of the General Armament Department, which oversees procurement and research.
Mr Gray, whose background is in media, telecommunications and defence in the UK and abroad, will become the most senior civil servant overseeing procurement at the department.
Michael R. Cannon, the chief executive of Solectron, a big electronics manufacturing company, was hired to oversee parts procurement and manufacturing operations.
Mr. Castro-Wright, who joined Wal-Mart in 2001, was named vice chairman, and in addition to his current responsibilities, he will also oversee global procurement.
After the Villa Expedition, Patton was detailed to Front Royal, Virginia, to oversee horse procurement for the Army, but Pershing intervened on his behalf.
Among the roles that Facebook needs to fill for the Oculus business are managers to oversee logistics, procurement and global supply chain planning - a sign, some analysts say, that the product is nearing its commercial release.
In July, the General Services Administration -- the agency that oversees federal procurement practices -- proposed barring WorldCom from doing business with the government.
Mark J. Lumer, the Pentagon official responsible for overseeing Army procurement contracts in Iraq, said he had seen similar estimates.
He said his agency, which oversees federal procurement practices, did not plan to terminate leases in buildings that do not offer deep setbacks or meet other standards.
S.B.A. officials spoke authoritatively about the agency's efforts to correct contracting records, but referred our questions about how those records are created to the General Services Administration, which oversees the procurement infrastructure used across the government.
