Most Air Force, Army, and Naval Academy cadets say they feel safe from on- and off-campus sexual harassment, according to DOD’s just released 2006 survey at the military schools. Of the 2,080 females and 3, 969 males who responded, about 9.5 percent of the women and 1.2 percent of the men at the Air Force Academy in Colorado said they’d experienced unwanted sexual contact during the 2006 academic year. The survey measured five categories of unwanted, gender-related behaviors: sexist behavior, crude or offensive behavior, unwanted sexual attention, sexual coercion, and unwanted sexual contact. The majority of the students polled said they’d received training in sexual-assault prevention and response in the year prior to taking the survey.
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…