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- Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems
- Proposed commission would give teeth to cost-saving ideas but some lawmakers skeptical
- Feds outside the Beltway react to furloughs
- Contracting executives guilty of 8(a) program fraud
- EPA CIO Jackson returning to private sector
- Navy strikes enterprise licensing deal with Oracle
- 29-year-old NASA engineer going where no one has gone before
- USPS reaches energy reduction goal ahead of schedule
- NOAA meteorologist helps save lives one storm at a time
- ICE Director John Morton stepping down
- NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
- House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill
- NIH tops list of best companies for baby boomers
- Latest postal reform proposal OKs 5-day delivery
- IRS official contradicts claims about reviews
- House presses VA for more details after cyber attacks
- DoD maintains BRAC fight, despite opposition
Air Force, USPS team up to grab cyber crook
A hacker had stolen the credit card information of more the 16,000 users of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service website.
Air Force trains flight attendants for VIP trips
Military flight attendants are part of a team serving America's top government officials, their staffs, guests and reporters aboard 19 planes flown by the 89th Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Andrews near Washington.
Contractor convicted of over-charging Air Force by $300K
The Air Force Office of Special Investigations says Charles R. Priestley, 48, who operated Louisiana-based Hummingbird Aviation, was contracted to build and service helicopters for use in Afghanistan.
Air Force acquisition chief Van Buren to retire
David Van Buren announced Friday he is leaving his position as the service acquisition chief after almost three years. He will return to the private sector.
More than half of Air Force personnel cuts to come from National Guard
The Air Force plans to further reduce its ranks by 9,900 airmen as part of DoD's overall budget reductions. The personnel cuts tilt heavily toward the Air National Guard.
Air Force to cut 10,000 airmen, shift aircraft
The Air Force says it will cut the service by nearly 10,000 active, National Guard and Reserve airmen next year, as part of a broad move to downsize and shift capabilities around the country to be better prepared for wars of the future.
Air Force cuts personnel to meet revised mission
The Air Force expects to cut its end strength by roughly 10,000 under the new DoD strategy the Pentagon revealed last week. Also the Army's service chief indicated DoD plans to ask Congress for two more rounds of base realignments and closures.
Correction: Sex Assaults-Air Force Academy story
In a story Jan. 22 about sexual assaults at the Air Force Academy, The Associated Press reported erroneously that cadet Stephan H. Claxton was charged with abusive sexual assault. Claxton was charged with attempted abusive sexual contact, wrongful sexual contact and assault.
DoD's audit goals achievable, Congressional inquiry finds
A special House panel finds DoD's audit plan is credible, but successful implementation will depend on commitment of Defense components and future leaders.
Pentagon to cut Air Force drone program
Defense analyst Loren Thompson says defense officials have decided to rely on the less expensive, high-altitude U-2 spy plane, which has a shorter range but has been used in Asia, particularly to keep an eye on North Korea.
Obama announces 3 key DoD nominations
President Barack Obama announced a slate of nominees for administration posts, including three in key Defense Department positions. They include nominees for the Pentagon's personnel and policy chiefs and the department's chief weapons buyer.
Air Force: Underperforming programs will suffer in 2013 budget
In next year's budget, key factors for program funding are performance, performance and performance, the Air Force's top acquisition official said.
Air Force launches military satellite into space
The Air Force has sent into space a satellite that is expected to improve communications with military drones in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Air Force reducing energy consumption in the air, on bases
The Air Force is hungry for energy like no agency in the federal government. The service's top energy official says they're trying to have a smaller appetite without hindering their mission.
Air Force probes substance abuse by cadets
The Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould issued an order in April 2010 that prohibited drug use, applying to all Academy cadets, cadet candidates and military members attached to the Academy, according a the Air Force website.
Air Force plans first software development forum
The Air Force plans to host its first Software Development Forum in Colorado Springs, Colo. next month. The forum is intended to provide program managers, application owners, developers and industry personnel with a central resource and community.
Air Force marks 4,500 more civilian jobs for elimination
The Air Force has targeted an additional 4,500 civilian positions for elimination as it completes a broad restructuring of its civilian workforce. The latest reductions follow a rebalancing in November, which saw 9,000 positions marked for elimination and a second wave of buyouts announced Jan. 3.
Air Force to phase out older aircraft?
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Dunn, president and CEO of the Air Force Association, discussed the Air Force's purported plans to scale back on In Depth with Francis Rose.
Air Force, EPA partner for greener base cleanups
The Air Force and EPA signed a memorandum of understanding last month to conduct environmental footprint analyses on Air Force installations in the Pacific Southwest Region.
Basla to be named Air Force CIO following Lord's July departure
The Air Force has announced Lt. Gen. Bill Lord, will retire as the service's chief information officer at the end of July. Taking over for Lord, who was named chief of warfighting integration and the chief information officer in July 2009, will be Lt. Gen. Michael Basla.
