In May of 2006, Defense Daily published the following concerning the OPNAV realignment:
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Mullen is... consolidating the deputy CNO for Warfare Requirements and Programs (N7) with the deputy CNO for Resources, Requirements and Programs (N8) into the position of deputy CNO for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8). The new N8 will be charged with optimizing Navy investments through centralized coordination of Navy warfighting and warfighting support analysis/assessments, Navy capability development and integration, joint and Navy requirements development, and resource programming...
