
The Air Force needs to provide Congress with more details of how it plans to acquire new networked technologies via the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) program, a top Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member said March 3. Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.), who chairs the SASC Seapower Subcommittee, asked Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein for a status update on congressionally requested documents related to ABMS and expressed concern about the program’s…