Oct. 14, 2021 Hurst talks Digital Transformation on latest Contracting Experience podcast Kyle Hurst talks about the mission of the Digital Transformation Office and why it’s so important for the Air Force to automate unnecessary manual processes and transform digitally in order to compete with near peer adversaries on the latest episode of The Contracting Experience podcast. He also
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. 1, 2021 Personnel Directorate introduces new Centralized Selection Process for hiring The Air Force Sustainment Center Personnel Directorate has finalized plans for a new, command-directed centralized hiring process that will help reduce potential for hiring bias and get critical positions filled faster. The program launched October 1.
Sept. 29, 2021 AFTC launches centralized hiring supplement The Air Force Test Center Centralized Selection Program launches 1 October. The program aims to increase diversity and speed up the hiring process for civilians to build the Air Force Materiel Command We Need.
Aug. 20, 2021 Rapid Dragon conducts first system-level demonstration of palletized munitions EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – The Air Force Rapid Dragon Program, a fast-paced experimentation campaign led by the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation office, completed two more successful demonstrations during its first system-level flight tests of this potential new
Aug. 9, 2021 Contract vehicle cuts timeline for FMS deals A contract awarded by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s ISR/SOF Directorate promises to improve competition for some Foreign Military Sales cases while also speeding the process dramatically.
July 30, 2021 Work begins on AFIMSC ‘Office of Future’ The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is building and benchmarking a radically new way of working called the Office of the Future, or O2F.
July 14, 2021 Innovation Summit open for registration Registration is now open for the inaugural San Antonio Innovation Summit. With the theme of Accelerate Change, the summit takes place Aug. 3-4 at the Henry B. González Convention Center.
July 12, 2021 ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide’ offers parallels to Air Force digital journey The 1979 classic science fiction comedy, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” by Douglas Adams, provided the inspiration for a recent journal publication exploring the quest to understand the digital engineering realm and its implications for the Air Force future.
June 17, 2021 AFIMSC accelerates change across the enterprise with Big Data The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is improving data-driven decision making processes across the Air and Space Forces. The center hosted a Big Data Summit June 15-17 to share the its data management strategy, vision and ongoing efforts with key stakeholders.