Maybe we should look on the bright side. With just one program office instead of three, the DoD saves on overhead.
How long will that last? USAF has bought NAVAIR managed tactical aircraft in the past, but USN has never (that I can think of) bought USAF managed tactical aircraft. Yeah, I know, its a "joint" program office, but lets face it, USAF as the biggest and most committed customer runs that "joint" office. Me thinks USN/NAVAIR will chafe and there will be changes there. And NAVAIR has always managed USMC aircraft, so I doubt there will ever be three program offices. So maybe two program offices in the future? One to manage the As and the other to manage the Bs and Cs? And if that happens it will be interesting to see how FMS is handled, seeing as some FMS customers have As and some Bs.