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Sept. 27, 2022
Hanscom legal office outlines privately-owned firearm policy

Due to numerous questions regarding base firearm policy, the Hanscom Legal Office is outlining guidance and best practices for residents and visitors.
Aug. 25, 2022
SFS outlines recreational vehicle and rideshare policies

66th Security Forces Squadron personnel here are reminding Hanscom residents and visitors to abide by the installation’s recreational vehicle and rideshare policies.
July 12, 2022
Aerial Networks Division welcomes new leader

Col. Christopher Ward assumed leadership of the Aerial Networks Division during a change of leadership ceremony at the Minuteman Commons here June 23.
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.
Aug. 10, 2018
General outlines focus areas, philosophies, expectations at HRA meeting

LEXINGTON, Mass. – Program Executive Officer Brig. Gen. Michael Schmidt presented an overview of his strategic focus areas, leadership philosophies and key expectations to the Hanscom Representatives Association during a luncheon meeting Aug. 8.The general, who began his Air Force career at Hanscom
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
April 13, 2018
Leave your desk & learn during Focus Week

Focus week occurs once a quarter and involves several organizations in the acquisition orbit, providing continuous learning points to those on specific career tracks. Distance learning courses will be available through Defense Collaboration Services.

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