March 7, 2023 Air Force announces Future Operating Concept CSAF signed the Air Force Future Operating Concept, ensuring long-range planning is intentionally linked to the Joint Warfighting Concept.
March 3, 2023 New Horizons, small business panel return March 27 Government, industry, and academia are coming together to discuss the Air Force’s state of readiness and other topics March 27-29 at the Marriot Hotel in Newton, Massachusetts.
Feb. 28, 2023 Air Force awards E-7A prototype contract The Department of the Air Force awarded The Boeing Company a contract to begin work on the E-7A weapon system, which is slated to replace the E-3 AWACS.
Feb. 23, 2023 CROWS looks to expand its partnerships In January, the Department of the Air Force‘s Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapon Systems, or CROWS, worked to expand its existing use of Cyber Focus Teams.
Feb. 22, 2023 DIU partnership leads to valuable contracts for Hanscom weather team A memorandum of agreement between the Digital Directorate’s Weather Systems Branch and the Defense Innovation Unit gives Hanscom personnel access to a unique, time-saving contracting process.
Feb. 14, 2023 Hanscom organizations obligate more than $1 billion to small businesses Hanscom-based Air Force Life Cycle Management Center organizations obligated over $1 billion to small businesses in fiscal year 2022.
Feb. 9, 2023 Hanscom logistics supports US-Japan space partnership Hanscom’s 66th Logistics Readiness Squadron recently facilitated secure transport of the first of two Space System Command satellite payloads to Japan.
Jan. 31, 2023 Morris highlights operational imperatives, digital engineering during “State of the Center” The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander discussed the Secretary of the Air Force’s operational imperatives and other topics during the annual “State of the Center” address Jan. 23.
Jan. 27, 2023 DoD releases Small Business Strategy The strategy promotes a strong, dynamic, and robust small business industrial base by focusing on reducing barriers to entry, increasing set-aside competitions, and leveraging programs to grow the industrial base.
Jan. 24, 2023 AFMC refocuses digital on materiel management, acquisition enterprise Digital activities across the Air Force Materiel Command are transitioning to a new, formal strategy-driven operational focus following the release of the 2023 AFMC Strategic Plan earlier this month.