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Air Force Review May Lead To Axe For Some Small Programs

By Marc Selinger

Saturday, April 21st, 2018

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Air Force Review May Lead To Axe For Some Small Programs

Heather Wilson testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on her nomination to be Air Force secretary. (Air Force photo)

A broad review of U.S. Air Force programs may lead to the cancellation of some smaller efforts, service Secretary Heather Wilson said April 20.“I've gotten an initial briefing on it, and they’ve identified some programs that may end up not being continued,” Wilson said during the question-and-answer portion of an American Enterprise Institute event. “Most of them were smaller programs. The big programs get a lot of attention as we develop our budget. But a lot of the smaller programs…

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