[JustAnAmerican]

Very good Idea, as long as the Contractors are held accountable to certain standards. As in, US citizens only, must speak fluent english and must possess more then a 1st grade education. None of this PC cr*p that is still prevelant in the airline industry and lots of other civilan(and Union) government jobs.

[PhiKapMom]

My understanding is that in Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) that has quite a few contracts that have been bid on, that the contractors have to meet the same standards as civil service.

Most of the contracts for AFMC have gone to a consortium of Government/Private Sector bidders. The Engine deal was awarded to a Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC)/Lockheed Martin consortium with some smaller companies involved. From all accounts it is working out very well!