Long-term base acquisition official to retire

Joe Cogliano Senior Reporter- Dayton Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ A well-known local GAO official — who has been involved in reviewing some of the most high-profile acquisition aircraft acquisition programs at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — is retiring. In a few weeks, Bruce Fairbairn is leaving the U.S. Government Accountability Office in Dayton after more than 35 years of federal service. Fairbairn is an assistant director in GAO’s Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team. His work portfolio covers all fixed-wing aircraft acquisitions. The GAO Dayton office performs a critical function directly related to U.S. Rep. Mike Turner’s, R-Dayton, current...