Should the Air Force Institute of Technology in Dayton consolidate with its Navy counterpart in Monterey? The BRAC Commission raised that question. The answer is “No,” says outgoing Air Force Materiel Command chief Gen. Gregory Martin. He told Timothy Gaffney of the Dayton Daily News that there’s no clear “cost benefit” moving either school. The Pentagon agreed on that and the issue of privatization. Martin said some things are “ready-made” for privatization, others merely “sound good.”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to undertake far-reaching reforms on the way the U.S. military buys weapons, promising a sweeping overhaul of the way the Defense Department determines requirements, handles the acquisition process, and tests its kit. The fundamental goal, which Hegseth underscored in a 1-hour and 10-minute speech…
