Maj. Gen. Michael Worden, commander of the Air Warfare Center at Nellis AFB, Nev., told the North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce that Nellis is under attack from surrounding development, reports KREN. The same is true for Air Force bases in Colorado, according to Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.), who put a provision in the 2008 defense policy bill to get DOD to address the issue.
The emphasis on speed in the Pentagon’s newly unveiled slate of acquisition reforms may come with increased near-term cost increases, analysts say. But according to U.S. defense officials, the new weapons-buying construct provides the military with enough flexibility to prevent runaway budget overruns in major programs.
