GAO: Air Force relied on limited data in its A-10 divestment decision

By Courtney Albon / August 24, 2016 at 5:51 PM
A new Government Accountability Office report criticizes the Air Force for not properly evaluating the negative impact of its plan to divest the A-10 and gives credence to lawmakers' complaints that the service acted too hastily in proposing retirement of the beloved close-air-support jet. The Air Force's budget-driven proposal in fiscal year 2015 to divest the A-10 fleet drew heavy criticism from Congress and the service has since revised its plan to push full, fleet-wide retirement to 2022. The GAO...

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