The Air Staff’s director of information services and integration, Maj. Gen. William Lord, told Government Computer News that the Air Force information technology personnel he spoke with during two town hall meetings “appreciated the candor” of being told they would be among the first to face personnel cuts. Lord arranged the town hall sessions during the recent IT conference in Alabama where the news broke about IT personnel being very vulnerable as USAF cuts some 40,000 personnel over the next few years, principally because much of their efforts have made it possible for USAF to streamline its business functions. Lord also told GCN that IT has shifted its focus from refining business practices to “solving warfighting integration issues.” One would think there is still a lot of work to do for IT wienies.
The Air Force’s plans for its portion of joint all-domain command and control have taken a major step forward. The service awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity, multiple-award contract worth up to $950 million to 27 companies. The IDIQ deal will give 27 contractors the opportunity to compete for work…