The Air Force’s announcement that it planned to shift some 170 civilian personnel positions from four Air Force Materiel Command bases has caught by surprise folks at one of the affected bases, reports the Macon Telegraph. Mike O’Hara, the civilian personnel director at Robins AFB, Ga., told the newspaper that the Air Force has failed to follow through on commitments it made to lawmakers and to Air Force civilian employees. One thing the service promised was a steering group to determine the type of position that could be eliminated. O’Hara asserted that no such group has met.
The Pentagon has concluded a new agreement to buy laser-guidance kits that turn rockets into drone-killing weapons. BAE Systems and the Defense Department announced a framework deal of up to seven years for 25,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System guidance kits annually for the U.S. military.