The Pentagon quashed a plan by the Air Force and other services to begin training personnel to work with the new National Security Personnel System. USAF has just contracted with a Virginia company to train its civilian personnel supervisors over the course of five years. A Dec. 23 memo put a hold on “NSPS-specific content training” for the month of January, saying DOD expected to provide a progress update early this month. The Pentagon needs “more time” to simplify how supervisors will measure performance and to ensure “the system is simple, clear, and understandable,” states the memo.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.