Union firefighters who work at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, are crying foul over an Air Force plan to cut some 25 percent of the firefighter jobs, reports the Dayton Daily News. A base official told the newspaper that the base had decided it could mange with fewer firefighters on base by relying on neighboring civic fire services.
The Pentagon's list of 14 top technology priorities has been slimmed to six, to ensure they get the attention they need, Defense Research and Engineering director Emil Michael announced. Changes may be coming in authorities for funding them, as well.
