Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) cut to the chase with VA Secretary James Nicholson at a Thursday Capitol Hill hearing when he declared that the VA has put at risk for identity theft about 10 percent of the American population. And, Sanders pointed out that the loss of personal data on active and reserve military personnel places them and their families in physical jeopardy.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach told lawmakers Apr. 30 that the service’s biggest airlifter, the C-5 Galaxy, has a 37 percent mission capable rate—one of several challenges facing the mobility fleet.