While JASSM looks endangered (see above), other programs that suffered Nunn-McCurdy breaches in the last round of select acquisition reports seem better off. As promised, the Air Force this week has provided answers to basic questions about the future fiscal integrity and operational necessity of the C-130 avionics modernization program, deeming it viable and sound. Air Force acquisition chief, Sue Payton, told reporters Wednesday that the Boeing-led AMP effort contract would proceed, but the service plans to reduce the number of airframes that will be modified from 300 to 220.
New Air Force, Pentagon, and White House initiatives aim to chip away at an issue that has long frustrated leaders and families across the military: spouse employment. For years now, the percentage of unemployed military spouses has held steady at around 20 percent, experts say.
