Oct. 7, 2021 October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month This year’s theme is “America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion.”
Oct. 6, 2021 Air Force expands civilian employee assistance program JOINT BASE SAN-ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Department of the Air Force expanded its Employee Assistance Program Oct. 1, following a recent contract award by the Air Force Installation and Contracting Center.The program, required by the Air Force Chief of Staff, provides a variety of services and
Oct. 6, 2021 Bradley provides update on Air Force cyber resiliency A Hanscom senior official discussed efforts to modernize Air Force cybersecurity during a virtual meeting with Hanscom-area business leaders Sept. 29.
Oct. 6, 2021 AFRL nano team takes lead in building stronger ties with India WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory is working to increase availability of rare nanomaterials and strengthen U.S. scientific and manufacturing ties with India.Nanomaterials are thin – about 1/100,000th of the thickness of a human hair.AFRL and its
Oct. 6, 2021 Innovative contract method speeds up weapons procurement The Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract or EWAAC is a multiple award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract focused on digital acquisitions, agile processes, open system architecture, and enterprise analytics.
Oct. 5, 2021 Sweet success: Vanilla Unmanned completes 8-day record flight The Vanilla Unmanned aircraft continues to make history on Edwards Air Force Base, California, following the success of an eight-day long continuous flight, Oct. 2. The official flight time was 8 days, 50 minutes, and 47 seconds, and covered 12,200 miles in continuous flight, breaking the world
Oct. 5, 2021 AFRL presents results from DSX spacecraft experiments KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – Fifty scientists from Department of Defense laboratories, industry and research universities met virtually September 22 – 23, to discuss the initial findings from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) spacecraft that
Oct. 5, 2021 Web-based enrollment streamlines visitor pass process A new web-based enrollment system now deployed at several Air Force installations is streamlining the visitor pass process and reducing foot traffic at visitor control centers.
Oct. 5, 2021 Scott AFB breaks ground on new Joint ops & mission planning center Scott Air Force Base broke ground on a new joint operations and mission planning center, Sept. 30. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center provided design and planning for the JOMPC project and will oversee construction, ensuring the project delivers on time and within budget.
Oct. 4, 2021 Makerspace allows Airmen to accelerate change "A makerspace is a place in which Airmen, military or civilian, with shared mindsets, especially in computing or technology, can gather to work on projects while sharing skills and knowledge,” said Britney Reed, 412th Test Wing Plans and Operations, Continuous Process Improvement Manager.