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  • Air traffic control radar system gaining ground, testing in sight

    Moving closer and closer to the first stage of testing, the deployable radar approach control surveillance system continues to jump hurdles and progress quickly through its engineering, manufacturing and development phase.Since conducting a human factors assessment in October 2013, the Hanscom

  • Pay dates increase for civilians in 2015

    Civilian employees will have 27 pay dates in 2015 compared to the usual 26, so some employees might need to adjust their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) contribution elections to receive the maximum agency matching contributions for 2015.The Internal Revenue Code imposes a limit each year on the amount

  • Priorities of AF acquisition outlined at symposium

    Dr. William A. LaPlante, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, outlined the Air Force's top acquisition priorities during the Air Force Association's annual Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition Feb. 13, in Orlando, Florida.LaPlante pointed out five key areas of focus

  • Carter's message to DOD workforce

    Ash Carter, who was sworn in as the 25th secretary of defense Feb. 17, laid out his top priorities in a message to the Defense Department workforce.Carter's message reads as follows:To all Department of Defense personnel:I am honored to become your Secretary of Defense. I am proud to lead men and

  • EN award winners announced

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Engineering Directorate named their annual award winners during a ceremony Feb. 12 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, with video-teleconferencing to nine other locations including the Hanscom Conference Center here.Col. Edward J. Masterson, deputy

  • Military Saves Week scheduled Feb. 23-28

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center wants the community here to learn about savings and will be offering events throughout Military Saves Week scheduled Feb. 23-28.Senior leaders encourage the community to recommit to saving money by completing the Military Saves Week pledge at

  • 75 day leave carryover ends Sept. 30

    Effective Sept. 30, military members will no longer be able to carry more than 60 days of leave into the next fiscal year, in accordance with 2013 National Defense Authorization Act requirements.Unless they are approved for special leave accrual, Regular Air Force and Active Guard Reserve - or AGR -

  • February is National Children's Dental Health Month

    February is National Children's Dental Health Month. This year's theme is "Defeat Monster Month."Each year, the American Dental Association sponsors National Children's Dental Health Month to raise awareness about the importance of good oral health for children.Often attention is focused on proper

  • Hanscom fire department again garners best in AFMC

    The 66th Civil Engineering Division Fire Emergency Services Flight was recently named the Air Force Materiel Command's Small Fire Department of the Year for 2014.The perennial AFMC winners will now compete in the same category among other major commands at the Air Force level. Winners at that