Maj. Douglas A. Gimlich was named recipient of the second place individual award in the Pentagon’s 2008 chief information officer awards program, and Lt. Col. Angela J. Burth received third place honors, the Department of Defense announced Oct. 31. Gimlich is assigned to US Air Forces in Europe headquarters; Burth works on the Joint Staff. Pentagon CIO John Grimes selected the recipients from among 80 nominations worldwide. These awards, in their eighth year, recognize exemplary performance in information management and information technology management. Army Lt. Col. Anthony O. Evans of Ft. Belvoir, Va., received the first place individual award, while US Strategic Command’s joint task force global network operations took home the first-place team award.
The rate of building B-21 bombers would speed up if the fiscal 2026 defense budget passes. But it remains unclear how much capacity would be added, and whether the Air Force would simply build the bombers faster, or buy more.