MSgt. Kenneth Oswald, with the 26th Fighter Wing Safety Office at Cannon AFB, N.M., has received $7,000 for recommending a different lock removal procedure on the F-16 aircraft to prevent compressor case damage. His suggestion, according to a base news release, will save the Air Force $50,342.
Space Force leaders say that while they’re eager to implement the Pentagon’s newly announced acquisition transformation strategy, civilian personnel cuts and a prolonged government shutdown have depleted the acquisition and contracting workforce, adding to pressures on the cadre that could make it difficult to hit the ground running on reform.
