The U.S. Air Force seeks to reform how the service prepares its acquisition and budget drafts in an effort to schedule its capabilities based on future congressional appropriations, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Gen.
MoreAir Force Secretary Deborah Lee James expects to be able to work with Congress on the service’s two-year spending picture because of what she calls “improved” communications with lawmakers, Defense News reported Sunday.
MoreAir Force Secretary Deborah Lee James has said that the branch will continue to press Congress to preserve funding for military readiness and modernization accounts, DoD News reported Wednesday. “In my opinion
MoreAir Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said that it is necessary to retain airmen working on nuclear arms programs as she and other officials discussed personnel cutbacks elsewhere in the service, National Journal reported Thursday. Rachel Oswald
MoreU.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh and Secretary Deborah Lee James have released a road map document that highlights the service’s strategic plans for the next 30 years, Defense News reported Wednesday. Aaron Mehta writes that
MoreThe U.S. defense industry and Defense Department are shifting their focus toward pursuing business with international customers amid declining budgets and weak domestic demand, Defense News reported Saturday. Frank Kendall, defense undersecretary
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The Air Force plans to realign staff functions at headquarters across the service in an effort to achieve its goal of reducing costs by at least 20 percent over the next five
MoreBoth the top civilian leader and lead uniformed military official at the U.S. Air Force believe Congress will not increase its proposed fiscal year 2016 budget for the branch, Defense News reported Sunday.
MoreAir Force Secretary Deborah Lee James has told a Senate hearing the service is struggling with fiscal and security challenges posed by budget cuts, American Forces Press Service reported Thursday. Terri Moon
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Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said at a Bloomberg Government-hosted event last week that the branch is seeking $41 billion in additional funds to help manage sequestration cuts for fiscal year
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