Air Force
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Agencies must sharpen their pencils to figure out what they can afford in 2012 and beyond. The Labor Department is asking program offices to rethink and redo budget proposals and plans. The Air Force will need to take more surgical cuts to find savings.
August 19, 2011 -
The Pentagon will issue a strategic management plan by the end of August highlighting the services and agencies\' plans and milestones to cut costs from back-office functions. DoD Deputy Chief Management Officer Beth McGrath said there are seven main areas DoD will review, including IT infrastructure, acquisition and the workforce. McGrath already is conducting reviews of the first set of efficiency initiatives that began this year.
August 17, 2011 -
Thanks to the pay freeze and an increasingly hostile Congress, many federal and postal workers said they\'d retire in a heartbeat if Uncle Sam would make them an offer, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey reports. So what are the odds...
August 17, 2011 -
On today\'s Federal Drive: Buyouts at the Air Force and the Government Accountability Office, new screening methods for traumatic brain injuries and a streamlining effort at NASA.
August 15, 2011 -
The Air Force announced a 90-day hiring freeze for civilian positions, and will also offer early retirement and voluntary separation.
August 12, 2011 -
The defense contractor will supply the service with four weapons systems trainers.
August 10, 2011 -
Air Force Captain Travis Passey says you can\'t simulate the environment of flying with the Gs and some of the stresses that you have on your body, the heat, things like that.
August 10, 2011 -
Lockheed Martin was awarded an $84 million deal with the Air Force to supply the service with four weapons systems trainers, This story is part of Federal News Radio\'s daily DoD Report.
August 10, 2011 -
Diane Cochran has worked in the Departments of the Navy, Air Force, Energy, and the Office of Personnel Management, at a variety of locations in the continental United States and abroad. She shares what it\'s like to make the transition to working and living in D.C.
August 08, 2011 -
Davis has been named the company\'s director of NORAD and Northern Command programs.
August 01, 2011 -
Former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss how efforts to cut DoD spending will affect Air Force weapons programs, including its new bomber program.
July 26, 2011 -
In a governmentwide survey, agencies reported that they were not seeking buyouts through OPM or hiring freezes
July 25, 2011 -
The Air Force has requested that Congress reduce the amount of airlifters it is required to use. Gen. Duncan McNabb, who heads the U.S. Transportation Command said doing so could save $1.2 billion over five years.
July 18, 2011 -
The Government Accountability Office says the plans to transform Guam into a major military hub will cost the U.S., Japan and Guam a total of $23.9 billion, Stars and Stripes reports. The first $14 billion…
June 28, 2011 -
Carol Wall is Air Force project manager of the Air Education and Training Command\'s future capabilities branch of the future learning division.
June 17, 2011
