Hagel Welcomes Defense Authorization Act, Calls for 'More Predictable Budgets'
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel welcomed the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act in a statement issued today, but he called on Congress to work with the department on several fronts. "I...
View Article17th AS to inactivate as part of FY15 President's Budget
The 17th Airlift Squadron, one of Charleston's four active-duty C-17 Globemaster III flying squadrons, will inactivate in 2015 as part of the President's Defense Budget for FY15. The 10th Airlift...
View ArticleAF announces no involuntary force management programs for FY15
Air Force officials announced in December there is no longer a need to conduct involuntary force management programs for fiscal year 2015 following a year of significant reductions designed to meet...
View ArticleChairman: Sequestration Cuts Would Require Strategy Change
Unless Congress changes the Budget Control Act, which now requires a return to sequestration-level spending cuts in 2016, the military will need to change its strategy, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs...
View ArticleJames: New Acquisition Initiative Aims to Cut Costs
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James announced a new initiative designed to help the Air Force partner with industry, encourage innovation and drive down the cost of systems. James announced...
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Air Force risks becoming too small to succeed under sequestration
During testimony on Capitol Hill Jan. 28, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III stressed the negative impact sequestration will have on future Air Force capabilities, emphasizing further...
View ArticleWork: FY 16 Budget Request Targets Modernization Efforts
President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Defense Department is strategy-driven and resource-informed, and will meet the United States' 21st century national security needs,...
View ArticleAir Force presents FY 16 budget request
The Air Force presented its fiscal year 2016 President's Budget request Feb. 2, following the Defense Department and sister services budget briefings. The Air Force fiscal year 2016 budget request...
View ArticleSequestration Harms Air Force Readiness, James Says
The Air Force's readiness edge could slip away if sequestration is not lifted permanently, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James told members of a Senate panel at a fiscal year 2016 defense...
View ArticleAF responds to National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force
The Air Force responded to the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force's recommendations in a report to Congress March 4. Of the Commission's 42 recommendations, Air Force officials...
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Defense Officials Catalog Sequestration Impacts for Congress
The service secretaries and chiefs warned Congress March 17 of the dire effects a return to sequestration would have on security at home and around the world. During a hearing on the president's fiscal...
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AF leaders: End sequestration or lose tomorrow˜s fight
The devastating effects of continued sequestration-level funding were the topic of discussion during a House Armed Services Committee hearing with the senior leaders of all military branches March 17....
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Army, AF leaders: Lack of resources jeopardizes national defense
Army and Air Force senior leaders spoke with one message to the Senate Armed Services Committee March 18, and the message was clear - it's time for tough decisions. "Your Air Force is working very,...
View ArticleVCSAF: Military readiness unsustainable under sequestration
Leaders from all branches of the armed forces testified on the readiness of each service during hearings of both the House and Senate Armed Forces Committees March 25 and 26. The vice chiefs of the...
View ArticleCSAF describes Air Force of the future
In the future, the Air Force's core missions will probably not change, but the way they are carried out will, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III on April 8. Welsh, speaking to the...
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