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  • Reeves visits Hanscom, kicks off symposium

    Kicking off a four-day leadership symposium here Dec. 10, Life Cycle Management Center Executive Director Patsy Reeves told attendees that, regardless of their positions, they're all leaders.In making the point, she noted that we often affect others without even realizing it."It's been said that the

  • Hanscom participates in groundbreaking small business forum

    Hanscom AFB officials participated in a small business forum here Dec. 11, discussing ways to pursue business opportunities with the Air Force and with Hanscom specifically.The Massachusetts Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force hosted the forum. Former U.S. Senator and Mass. Military Task

  • AF officials announce FY14 civilian workforce shaping

    The Air Force will reduce the size of its civilian workforce by about 900 positions in addition to maintaining approximately 7,000 vacancies across the force to meet the demands of a constrained fiscal 2014 budget, officials announced. Specific reductions by location have not been determined. The

  • AF announces additional force management programs to reduce force size

    Air Force leaders announced force management programs Dec. 11 designed to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.Fiscal 2014 force management initiatives are in addition to the announcement made in July, stating the Air Force will implement

  • DAU data call, prioritization of training begins

    The call for FY15 Defense Acquisition University requirements has started. Acquisition workforce members and their supervisors should be reviewing position requirements, new certification standards and assignment-specific training requirements to execute individual training plans working toward

  • CFC wrap-up event planned

    With a little more than a week left in Hanscom's Combined Federal Campaign, organizers have planned a CFC culmination event at the Minuteman Commons Dec. 11 scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.A basket auction, a chili cook off, and a cookie contest are a few of the events scheduled. "This final event will

  • Going home for the holidays

    Thanks to Operation Homefront, a C3I and Networks Directorate Airman will travel home this month for the first time since joining the Air Force nearly two years ago.Airman 1st Class Robert Beaver, a knowledge operations manager, originally from Hilliard, Fla., says that while his younger siblings

  • Acting deputy defense secretary named

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Dec. 3 that President Barack Obama has appointed Christine H. Fox to serve as acting deputy defense secretary.Fox is a "brilliant defense thinker and proven manager," Hagel said.Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter departs Dec. 4, and Fox is scheduled to assume