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  • Second experiment for IT services begins at eight bases

    For bases participating in the experiment, nearly every part of their daily interaction with the Air Force network will be touched. The integrated program office here has worked with the major commands and Air Force leaders to select a group of bases representing a diverse range of mission

  • CyberPatriot tests Gen Z’s security chops

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Hanscom Airmen who run networks and security for the Air Force mentored students from two local schools for several months to train them for the Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot competition.The AFA recruited teams of middle- and high-school students throughout the

  • LCID 2019 registration now open

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Registration is now open for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s annual Life Cycle Industry Days, which will be held June 19-21 at the Dayton Convention Center in downtown Dayton, Ohio.The event will feature panel discussions and updates on current

  • Industry gets schooled on MDC2

    LEXINGTON, Mass. – Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts projected its quiet power during the Multi-Domain Command and Control Industry Day, Feb. 20, at the Minuteman Educational Center, according to speaker Eileen Vidrine, the Air Force's chief data officer.  Vidrine spoke to representatives from

  • Air Force Pitch Day leans on Hanscom

    On March 6, C3I&N, Digital and ISR/SOF experts will evaluate in-person pitches. Up to $9.5 million in Phase I contracts may be awarded in small chunks, and the event could eventually generate up to $40 million in contracts.

  • Enterprise hiring effort draws new talent, faster

    AFMC improved its civilian hiring timeliness by 12 percent in fiscal year 2018 and continues to speed up the employment process in FY19. Four major secretary-approved hiring initiatives are providing positive returns, particularly when coupled with continued process improvements in all talent

  • Weather FGO of the year tells operators what’s up

    Remote pilots often fly aircraft that are sensitive to extreme weather, which can impact their ability to complete missions. Zeus helps MQ-9 Reaper pilots know what is happening around their aircraft, half a world away, in real time.

  • PEO Digital sharpens picture for Cheyenne Mountain Complex

    The program office worked with the Raytheon Co. to build the software over 10 months, at a cost of $3.2 million. Raytheon used agile methods to field and test the system, abridging some of the more time-consuming operational checks in favor of building a minimum viable product, and iterating

  • AFLCMC recruits rebels in days

    More than half of those hired during the Kessel Run event had no prior military affiliation, bringing a significant injection of fresh technological talent into the Department of Defense. About 40 percent of those with job offers were women, aligning with the program’s goal to continue benefitting