Publication: Air Power History Publication Date: 22-DEC-02 Format: Online - approximately 579 words Delivery: Immediate Online Access Author: Barnhill, John H.
Article Excerpt Science and Technology; The Making of the Air Force Research Laboratory. By Robert W Duffner. Maxwell AFB, Ala.: Air University Press, 2000. Tables. Illustrations. Photographs. Notes. Appendices. Glossary. Index. Pp. xix, 307. ISBN: 1-58566-085-X
Air Force laboratories were under a lot of pressure in 1996. The Cold War's end de-emphasized new acquisitions. Plans were in place for reducing lab personnel--35 percent between 1994 and 2001. A 1995 report called for reductions of management and redundancy throughout the lab system and consolidation of all labs into one for...
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