Reoptimization for Great Power Competition

GPC Key Decisions

USAF Case for Change

SecAF Memo

Air Force FAQ for Reoptimizing Great Power Competition

“We need these changes now; we are out of time to reoptimize our forces to meet the strategic challenges in a time of great power competition.”

~ Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall

The United States faces a time of consequence marked by significant shifts in the strategic environment. To remain ready, the U.S. Air Force must change.

In early 2024, the Department of the Air Force unveiled sweeping plans for reshaping, refocusing, and reoptimizing the Air Force and Space Force to ensure continued supremacy in their respective domains while better posturing the services to deter and, if necessary, prevail in an era of Great Power Competition. Through a series of 24 DAF-wide key decisions, four core areas which demand the Department’s attention will be addressed: Develop People, Generate Readiness, Project Power and Develop Capabilities.

Today, the Air Force once again finds itself at a critical juncture—an era of Great Power Competition marked by a new security environment, a rapidly evolving character of war, and a formidable competitor. This new era requires understanding its challenges and the attributes needed to succeed.

Embracing change is not a choice; it is a necessity. The Air Force must “reoptimize” into an enterprise prepared for high-end conflicts and long-term strategic competition.

DLA Privacy Awareness

Defense Logistics Agency

Video by Nutan Chada

Feb. 22, 2023 | 16:10

DoD 5400.11-R, DoD Privacy Program, (May 14, 2007), Section C7.3.2.3 states specialized privacy training is required: for “C7.3.2.3. Management. Training designed to identify for responsible managers (such as, senior system managers, denial authorities, and decision makers) considerations that they should take into account when making management decisions regarding operational programs and activities having privacy implications.” OMB Circular A-130, “Managing Information as a Strategic Resource” (81 FR 49689, July 28, 2016), Appendix I, Sec. 4, Paragraph h.5., “Awareness and Training,” requires DLA to “Provide role-based security and privacy training to employees and contractors with assigned security and privacy roles and responsibilities, including managers, before authorizing access to Federal information or information systems or performing assigned duties.” This video meets the role-based privacy training requirement for senior managers including senior executives. More