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Show Red tape cutting working at base HILL AFB While some may be content to complain about government gov-ernment red tape, others are out to streamline government and foster an atmosphere of creativity and innovation. in-novation. Now, halfway through a three-year three-year test program. Air Force officials offi-cials are pleased with the progress and are encouraging more emphasis emph-asis on the Logistics Excellence Program (LEP). "The LEP possibilities are endless. end-less. Since the test program's inception. in-ception. Hill people have submitted submit-ted 597 requests to change regulations, regula-tions, manuals and technical orders that govern supply, maintenance mainte-nance and transportation," said Lt. Col. James Wendt, LEP project pro-ject officer. Of those submissions, 232 have been approved, 18 implemented command-wide and 1 1 Air Force- wide. On a practical level, the program is already being felt. Based on input in-put here, industrially funded maintenance organizations at each of the air logistics centers are now testing direct procurement of some types of equipment without first getting Air Force approval. "Moving out the middle man is another example of the restrictive regulations that have been waived to test new ideas," said Colonel Wendt. The results of the program will make the Air Force employee's job a little easier while saving the taxpayer. tax-payer. If all goes according to plan, LEP will dramatically improve the management efficiency of systems vital to the national defense. |