The reason the Air Force was ultimately successful in shifting to a new program was that it did a number of key things right—things that the Navy, for instance, failed to do with its plan to retire the Truman. The Air Force devised a political strategy. It engaged candidly and early in the budget process with key stakeholders in Congress. It provided detailed information about the threat to JSTARS and how the new program would be better. It made sure the defense industry was informed so the companies that thought they might benefit under the new plan could conduct their own private lobbying on
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