Status of PTTI in the U.S. Air Force

Abstract

Throughout the world, Air Force activities rely on timing equipment calibrated and maintained by a network of Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratories (PMELs). These PMELs operate within guidelines established at Newark Air Force Base under the Air Force Metrology and Calibration Program. What will happen to the Program when the Newark base closes in October, 1996, a victim of government downsizing? This paper looks at the plan to privatize in place, i.e. to bring a contractor on site to perform the same workloads that are presently done by Federal workers. It discusses the reasons for privatization and looks at some of the changes expected to occur. Most importantly, it considers the problems involved and the potential impact of privatization on timing support throughout the Air Force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA521665

Entities

People

  • Howard A. Hopkins
  • Robert E. Blair Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Base Closures
  • Calibration
  • Clocks
  • Command And Control
  • Contractors
  • Frequency Standards
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Governments
  • Loran
  • Measurement
  • Metrology
  • Military Organizations
  • Personnel Management
  • Standards
  • Time Intervals

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