Wynne will win Air Force secretary job: Analyst

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Defense analyst Loren Thompson, chief operating officer and a defense analyst at the Lexington Institute, Virginia, has predicted that Michael Wynne, would be the next secretary of the US Air Force. Thompson feels that Wynne's understanding of technology, his experience in the space industry, which gives him the ability to understand the implications of program choices in a way that relatively few political appointees do, would favor him for appointment to the post.

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Wynne takes on Air Force acquisition challenges

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Michael Wynne was sworn in as the new secretary of the US Air Force and he will be faced with multiple challenges in major aircraft procurement programs. The F/A-22 Raptor, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and the Air Force aerial refueling tanker are some of the major Air Force acquisition programs that are under threat in the fiscal defense 2006 defense appropriations bill.

Management dynamics, National Security, Defense Procurement, Management, Company business management, Military procurement, Defence buying

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Confirmation hearing on air force, navy nominees: Senators go easy on Wynne; fret defense costs

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President Bush's nomination of Michael Wynne as Secretary of the Air Force received Senate confirmation amongst hopes that Wynne would strengthen the acquisition process in order to control the escalating costs of defense programs. If confirmed, Wynne would become the 21st secretary of the Air Force, succeeding acting secretary Peter Geren.

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