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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.
The Air Force faces a series of lawsuits alleging a questionable directive had officers canned before they could collect their 401Ks.
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.
The Defense Department's new policy on climate change forces component heads to consider climate change in almost every decision.
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James assured mothers she would change Air Force maternity leave policy if the Defense Department does not.
Air Mobility Command Assistant Director for Analytics Don Anderson said sharing information with other services cuts back on operational redundancies.
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.
Air Force says it is "patching and mending" its existing facilities, but the approach isn't a long-term solution.
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.
The Defense Department can be surprisingly vague in how it expresses the cost of flight, and how to interpret it.
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.
The budget deal cuts $250 million in civilian headquarters and mandates a report from the inspector general.
This week, Women of Washington hosts Aileen Black and Gigi Schumm talked with Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James.
An old quip about the Defense Department is that the Navy, Army and Marines all have their own air force. Throw in the Air Force itself and you've got a lot of flying assets. Yet DoD can be surprisingly vague in how it expresses the cost of flight, and how to interpret it. The Rand Corporation looked into this and came up with some recommendations for an activity that costs billions every year. Michael Boito, senior cost analyst at Rand, fills in Federal Drive with Tom Temin on all the details.
Each week, Defense Reporter Jared Serbu speaks with the managers of the federal government's largest department. Subscribe on PodcastOne or Apple Podcasts.