April 30, 2020 Air Force realigns Program Executive Officers WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) -- In the coming months, the Air Force will restructure portions of its acquisition mission area to better provide unsurpassed capabilities and support to the Joint Forces and our International Partners. The Air Force Materiel Command’s Air Force Life Cycle
March 25, 2020 DOD Establishes Task Force to Meet U.S. Medical Equipment Needs The Defense Department has established a task force to deal with daily requests it is receiving for medical and personal protective equipment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security, and others.
March 5, 2020 Collaboration for tomorrow’s Air Force Hanscom is home to the Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks Infrastructure Division, the team responsible for designing, testing and deploying the entire Air Force Network. Their mission partner, the 66th Air Base Group Communications and Information Division (SC), owns and
Feb. 7, 2020 Hanscom PEOs, DOD and AF leaders to share information at New Horizons The program executive officers from Hanscom will speak about their missions and present ongoing and upcoming business opportunities during the New Horizons event, March 9-11, at the Marriot Hotel in Newton, Massachusetts.
Jan. 30, 2020 AFMC, ACC expand weapons system collaboration Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., commander, Air Force Materiel Command and Gen. Mike Holmes, commander, Air Combat Command, signed a memorandum of agreement establishing the Lead Wing Collaboration Program during the Technology and Acquisition Sustainment Review Conference, Jan. 29 at Joint Base
Oct. 8, 2019 AFRL reimagines tech development with virtual reality WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In a move the Wright Brothers likely never anticipated, but surely would approve, the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate is using a bicycle to demonstrate how virtual and augmented reality could revolutionize aircraft maintenance and
Sept. 18, 2019 Roper: Air Force of the future is faster, smarter, bolder “To become a more competitive acquisition system, the Air Force needs to be aware of trends in technology,” Roper said. “The world is changing, we have to change with it. The key is to decide which technology will be successful and being able to act on those trends with a system that is leaner,
Aug. 19, 2019 From aerodynamics to treehouses: acquisition skills apply across spectrum Mike Dent, chief of the Capital Improvements Branch at Arnold Air Force Base, built a “treehouse” near his residence in Tullahoma, complete with HVAC, bathroom and other amenities.During a Project Management Institute Lunch and Learn at Arnold in July, Dent used the treehouse project as an example
July 25, 2019 Air Force targets drones during latest Pitch Day The day-long event began with thirteen pitches from businesses, followed by deliberations by Air Force junior officers and civilians, who chose to award Phase 1 small business contracts to every Pitch Day participant. The afternoon included demonstrations from Northeastern University researchers,
July 16, 2019 Air Force releases request for proposals for new ICBM system The request is for the weapon system’s Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase and includes five production lot options to produce and deploy the weapon system.