April 13, 2020 New incentive fee plan gives residents, commanders stronger role in housing programs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force is negotiating with privatized housing owners on a Performance Incentive Fee plan aimed at improving customer service and strengthening the role of installation commanders in privatized housing program quality.Corvias Group, LLC, is the first
April 13, 2020 AFRL awards agreements under Aerospike Rocket Integration and Sub-orbital Experiment (ARISE) program EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded ABL Space Systems, and Invocon, Inc. separate agreements under the Aerospike Rocket Integration and Sub-orbital Experiment (ARISE) program.The awards were made using the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) Other
April 13, 2020 Agility Prime to hold Virtual Launch Event WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) – Amid the challenges of COVID-19, the Air Force remains committed to supporting the innovation ecosystem. On the week of 27 April, Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics, will officially launch Agility Prime,
April 10, 2020 DOD OTA agreement leveraged by interagency for COVID-19 rapid response ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, EDGEWOOD AREA, MD. – A Department of Defense (DOD) team led by the U.S. Air Force Agile Combat Support Directorate (PEO ACS) leveraged an existing Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement within the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Consortium to award a
April 9, 2020 AFRL New Mexico units identified to transfer to U.S. Space Force The Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland AFB recently received news that some of their missions will transfer to the U.S. Space Force (USSF). AFRL units readying for transfer include most of the Space Vehicles Directorate missions and the Directed Energy Directorate’s Electro-Optics Division.
April 8, 2020 Hanscom Safety Office leads effort to establish Boston Field Federal Safety Council charter The U.S. Secretary of Labor will soon approve the founding charter for the Greater Boston Field Federal Safety and Health Council. The charter is the culmination of many months of work, led by the Hanscom Safety Office, and assisted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
April 8, 2020 Partnership expansion offers unprecedented support for Phase I SBIR awardees A recently-signed contract between two Hanscom directorates, the Air Force Research Laboratory and MassChallenge, a network of zero-equity startup accelerators, offers unique support for innovative startups with the potential to solve national security challenges. The two-year pilot project is
April 8, 2020 Team Hill bids farewell to MWD Bak Hill Air Force Base recently lost a valued member of its team, as Military Working Dog Bak passed away following a battle with cancer. MWD Bak, an all-black German shepherd, worked at Hill for 8.5 years as an explosives detection canine. He died April 2 from canine hemangiosarcoma.
April 7, 2020 A QueSST for speed and parts: 309th AMARG’s role in quiet supersonic technology development Recall when traveling faster than the speed of sound was possible aboard the supersonic airliner called the Concorde, flying 3,459 miles from New York to London in around three hours. Those days might not be gone forever if NASA, Lockheed Martin and the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration
April 7, 2020 PMO Engineers thrive with ‘once in a lifetime’ billion-dollar rebuild The $4.25 billion rebuild of Tyndall Air Force Base may seem like an overwhelming task to some, but for three Air Force civil engineer captains at the heart of the Program Management Office, the project presents a once in a lifetime opportunity. As project managers for the PMO, and as part of the