Air Force
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In an era of military downsizing, the Air Force is one of the few parts of DoD that’s already received funding to grow over the next year. Yet officials say they’re still struggling to achieve the end strength they need and may have to ask Congress for additional money to add more uniformed airmen.
February 11, 2016 -
Fiscal 2017 may be the beginning of a funding gap between what the Defense Department needs and what it can be allocated unless Congress can fix the budget.
February 02, 2016 -
The Air Force was an early adopter of a online concept: A self-service personnel portal for its service members. But that system, called MyPers, was getting a little long in tooth. It's been undergoing a thorough update. Air Force CIO Bill Marion told Federal Drive with Tom Temin why the system is so important and what's they're doing.
February 01, 2016 -
DoD says it wants public-private partnerships to form the basis of future space launches. But current congressional mandates are narrowly focused on breaking the decades-old habit of using Russian rocket engines.
January 28, 2016 -
The Air Force's modernization plans account for a large part of the Defense Department's overall spending to bring weapon systems up to date over the next decade, according to a new study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
January 27, 2016 -
The Air Force faces a series of lawsuits alleging a questionable directive had officers canned before they could collect their 401Ks.
January 25, 2016 -
The Defense Department needs to find better ways to attract and retain nuclear forces in addition to funding nuclear modernization, according to U.S. Strategic Command's leader Adm. Cecil Haney.
January 25, 2016 -
The Defense Department's new policy on climate change forces component heads to consider climate change in almost every decision.
January 19, 2016 -
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James assured mothers she would change Air Force maternity leave policy if the Defense Department does not.
January 15, 2016 -
Air Mobility Command Assistant Director for Analytics Don Anderson said sharing information with other services cuts back on operational redundancies.
January 15, 2016 -
Even though Congress gave the Air Force every dollar it asked for in its 2016 budget for facility upkeep, the service estimates it will have 20 percent less funding than it needs. Leaders say it’s enough to patch and mend their existing facilities, but that approach will only work for so long. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu provides all the details for Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 14, 2016 -
Air Force says it is "patching and mending" its existing facilities, but the approach isn't a long-term solution.
January 14, 2016 -
Why is a government reduction in force like giving yourself a haircut? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says both should be options of last resort with Band-Aids at the ready.
January 13, 2016 -
The Defense Department can be surprisingly vague in how it expresses the cost of flight, and how to interpret it.
January 11, 2016 -
The Air Force said last week that it has about 1,000 civilian “overages” across all of its major commands, and needs to use reduction in force (RIF) authorities to eliminate those positions.
January 11, 2016
