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Kendall Cautions Trump DoD Efficiency Effort, Says Air Force Has Enough C-130s

Frank Wolfe

Monday, January 13th, 2025

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Kendall Cautions Trump DoD Efficiency Effort, Says Air Force Has Enough C-130s

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall discusses the future Air Force in his final think tank appearance as Air Force secretary on Monday.

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall cautioned on Monday that, while the service may reap some programmatic savings, most cost reductions, such as those sought by the incoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) advisory commission, are tough to come by. The heads of the Trump administration's DOGE--Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, and fellow business man Vivek Ramaswamy--have suggested a since pared back estimate of $2 trillion in "efficiencies"--ideas including reducing the civil service work force and moving to unmanned…

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Army

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Army

Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

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Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]