Claude Witze
Recent stories by Claude Witze
USAF’s Missile Program: A Management Milestone
As the country set out to establish an ICBM capability, the management structure to do the job was lac
Cost/Effectiveness—Tool or Club?
Military people aren't arguing with the idea per se of cost/effectiveness. How could they? They helped
Is the Stage Being Set for a Political Power Grab in the Pentagon?
No one is impugning the personal integrity of the Secretary of Defense in connection with the controve
What’s the Best Combination? Private Enterprise and the Public Interest
Can free enterprise do the defense job best?
USAF Polishes Its New COIN
With President Kennedy looking on, USAF brings into the open its extensive preparations for training t
How Our Space Policy Evolved
Emotionally based attitudes, "pound-foolish" economy, over-conservatism among DOD chiefs, and politica
‘Nonprofits’—Who’s Got a Better Way?
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgIn the aerospace age, top managerial skill must be tempered with true...
‘Nonprofits’: Prime Movers in the Space Age
More than a century ago, in a comparatively simple era, the government found it advantageous to farm o
Global Organization Man
USAF's new Chief of Staff earned a reputation as "the toughest cop of the western world" during his ye
“Just What the Air Force Needed”
The four toughest cold-war years for USAF were those just past, protecting the free world with airplan
Organizing for the Space Age
USAF'S biggest challenge, opportunity, responsibility.
USAF Makes Up Its Mind
Reaching the vital decisions for which the Chief of Staff must take responsibility involves his relian
Swords and Plowshares
A dollar spent on military R&D frequently produces just as much, or more civilian benefit as a dollar
