The Air Force has announced the five teams winning the 2005 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Awards. They were chosen from a field of 15 teams, all of which, said Air Force officials, promoted systematic process improvements, leading in many cases to cost savings and mission improvement. The teams are assigned to units in California, Colorado, Hawaii, North Carolina, and Washington. Read the list here.
A massive contract to manage thousands of PCS moves failed because U.S. Transportation Command did not adequately oversee the results, according to the Government Accountability Office.