ation ▁Command ▁( NA VD AC ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁she ▁became ▁Le ad ▁Bud get ▁Anal yst ▁for ▁the ▁Oper ations ▁Program / B ud get ▁Division . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Naval ▁Fac ilities ▁Engineering ▁Command ▁( NA VF AC ), ▁becoming ▁Super vis ory ▁Bud get ▁Anal yst ▁and ▁Branch ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Bud get ▁and ▁Oper ations ▁Branch . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁Bud get ▁Officer ▁and ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁M ater iel ▁Program ▁and ▁Bud get ▁Branch , ▁M ater iel ▁Division ▁at ▁the ▁Install ations ▁and ▁Log istics ▁Department ▁at ▁Head quarters ▁Marine ▁Corps . ▁ ▁She ▁spent ▁ 1 9 8 6 - 8 7 ▁at ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁at ▁Fort ▁Les ley ▁J . ▁Mc N air . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁she ▁became ▁Com pt roller ▁of ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Research , ▁Development ▁and ▁Ac quisition ▁Command ▁( l ater ▁renamed ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Systems ▁Command ). ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Senior ▁Executive ▁Service ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Commons ▁was ▁named ▁Princi pal ▁Deput y ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁( Fin an cial ▁Management ), ▁a ▁post ▁she ▁held ▁for ▁eight ▁years , ▁until ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁acting ▁Ass istant