Air Force shelves 20/20 initiative in wake of reduced facilities funding

By Leigh Giangreco / December 4, 2015 at 10:30 AM
The Air Force has suspended an effort to reduce its infrastructure footprint by 2020, as its wave of modernization programs take priority in the budget over funding for facility renovations, according to Air Force logistics officials. The service's 20/20 effort, which began in 2006, set a goal of reducing infrastructure and cost by 80 million square feet, or 20 percent, by 2020. Between 2006 and 2014, the Air Force reduced 48.4 million square feet of facility space, Air Force spokesman...

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