American Military News by Ryan Morgan 6/9/2022
Boeing is struggling to find enough qualified employees to work on the newest version of the Air Force One presidential aircraft ordered by former President Donald Trump.
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published on Wednesday detailed the four major risks that could prevent an on-time delivery of the new Air Force One model, which is a modified version of the Boeing 747-8 known as the VC-25B. One of the most important factors that could force a delay on the new aircraft is simply getting enough employees with the necessary security clearances to work on the highly sensitive aircraft.
The GAO attributed a competitive labor market and “lower-than-planned” security clearance approval rates to raising this risk factor.
“Employees must meet stringent security requirements to work on the VC-25B program because of its presidential mission,” the GAO report states.
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