Heather Wilson
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A yearlong study will examine the entire Air Force research enterprise, with a particular focus on investing more funds in university-based research.
September 19, 2017 -
The Air Force is trying to think differently about how it handles it's most important investment.
September 01, 2017 -
Air Force brass say they want more planes and pilots. Congress proposed developing a new U.S. Space Corps. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said she's interested in the idea because it would add complexity and cost. What exactly did the House propose and who's behind it? Rob Levinson, senior defense analyst at Bloomberg, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the answer.
June 29, 2017 -
The Navy has removed almost all of its departmentwide computer-based training requirements for both sailors and civilians, in favor of more local control by commands. The Air Force has cut its servicewide online training demands in half, with more reductions possibly on the way.
June 26, 2017 -
Heather Wilson, the newly-confirmed Secretary of the Air Force, wants to know whether her service’s acquisition professionals are actually using legislative provisions meant to help the Pentagon speed up and simplify the acquisition process
June 07, 2017 -
In one of her first public appearances, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson gives pilots more flexibility in contract lengths.
June 05, 2017 -
Senators grilled President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Air Force on Thursday over $450,000 in alleged improper payments her private consulting firm collected from Energy Department laboratories, but their questions and Heather Wilson’s answers did little to shed little additional light on the matter.
March 31, 2017 -
President Trump's pick to head the Air Force is highly qualified, but some experts think her business connections are dubious.
January 26, 2017