Jumper: Air Force to reduce personnel.

• Author: Book, Elizabeth G.
• Position: Washington Pulse - Brief Article

The U.S. Air Force is bracing for personnel cuts this year. The plan is to I "take all of the slots off the books that the money already went away for," said Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper.

Jumper explained that the funding for those positions has already been reduced, but "we have failed to take the people away, or take those slots off the books." He said that 4,500 positions have not been accounted for and need to be slashed.

Under an ongoing personnel study, the service is trying to identify jobs that could be done by civilians. "We...