July 31, 2020 Small business panel discusses COVID-19 impact, market research Jeff Emmons, the director of Small Business Programs here, discussed innovative contract and acquisition strategies for small businesses during a virtual meeting with the Hanscom Representatives Association July 28.
July 20, 2018 Sunny future for cloud-hosted AF apps Moving the portal onto the cloud is part of an ongoing effort to bring potentially hundreds of separate Air Force applications onto cloud-hosted platforms. The portal’s nearly three quarters of a million average users per month won’t see a break in service, but may notice increased reliability as
July 12, 2018 Crider: Solve problems that matter with data Crider also cited innovative data experimentation efforts led by the Multi-Domain Command and Control team at Hanscom as the basis for insights that will integrate command and control capabilities for the warfighter.
May 21, 2018 Schmidt digs into network acquisition “It’s harder, in this portfolio, to visualize what we’re giving to the warfighter than some of the other three PEO’s I’ve had the privilege to lead,” said Brig. Gen. Michael Schmidt. “But make no mistake, it doesn’t matter if you have the coolest B-21 or F-35 in the air, it won’t do any good for you
April 30, 2018 BACN goes global after delivering CENTCOM comms for 9 years Making BACN a program of record is a way to formalize requirements and set up a predictable budget. The change happened officially March 30. For a system that has proved its value to warfighters for nearly a decade, becoming a POR means the program office here can bring better communications to any
Aug. 24, 2017 Supercomputing weather with ‘Thor’ Thor models global weather patterns and provides individual air bases and army units with specific forecasts for areas as small as 17 square kilometers. The computer system is comprised of nearly 1,000 individual blade servers. Thor’s increased capacity allows weather Airmen at Offutt to generate
Feb. 15, 2017 Hanscom helping today’s warfighters with a FEURY A small team here is improving warfighter capabilities by providing full motion video systems for those deployed in theater.
Feb. 14, 2017 Hanscom division upgrades Saudi AWACS The International Airborne Battle Management Command and Control Division here has completed a significant radar upgrade for the Royal Saudi Air Force.
Jan. 3, 2017 Air Force looks to ensure cyber resiliency in weapons systems through new office The Air Force, through its Life Cycle Management Center, has stood up the Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons Systems, often called CROWS.
Oct. 17, 2016 Hanscom looks to leverage industry to improve air picture A program office here is working to improve and upgrade a system that provides comprehensive air surveillance and defense with a recent request for information and industry days.