Paul Kaminski, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and logistics in the Clinton Administration, said there are five interrelated problems with defense acquisition today that must be fixed or the system will continue to falter. Speaking at AFA’s Air & Space Conference Sept. 14, Kaminski identified the problem areas—and his five-step “prescription” for a cure. They range from installing program knowledgeable personnel to maintaining funding stability and establishing shorter development time. Continue
The top Air Force commander on on the Japanese island of Okinawa has clamped down alcohol and issued a curfew for junior enlisted Airmen and Guardians at Kadena Air Base for the next month. The order came roughly two weeks after a U.S. Marine was arrested for allegedly robbing and…