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June 1, 2015
Register for Hanscom MilCloud meeting and training

Battle Management's Operations Command and Control Division is sponsoring the second annual Hanscom MilCloud Meeting and Training at the Jackpine Technologies facility in Maynard, Mass., June 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Program managers or cloud users wanting to learn more are welcome to attend the
May 26, 2015
AF assigns new chief scientist

The Air Force recently announced the service's new chief scientist to serve as a science and technology advisor to the secretary of the Air Force and the chief of staff of the Air Force.Dr. Greg Zacharias will be the 35th chief scientist and is ready to "dive in" to his new role."I am deeply honored
May 18, 2015
Initiatives to improve Air Force acquisition

Addressing a standing-room-only audience of industry and government employees here May 13, the Air Force's Service Acquisition Executive spoke about acquisition priorities, challenges and initiatives.Dr. William LaPlante, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, emphasized his top
May 12, 2015
Update: JSTARS Recap moves to next phase

A senior Department of Defense official signed a key acquisition memo May 7 that will allow the Joint STARS Recapitalization program office here to begin awarding contracts.Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, signed a Materiel Development Decision
May 6, 2015
Hanscom welcomes Dennis Miller

Hanscom recently welcomed Dennis Miller to base. And no, not the Saturday Night Live comedian, but the installation's newest Life Cycle Management Center Engineering and Technical Management director. Miller is no stranger to defense acquisition. He's an engineer by trade who has spent 25 years
May 1, 2015
Air Force Small Business program drives competition, develops industrial base

Hanscom Air Force Base specializes in acquiring and managing weapons systems used by U.S. warfighters. And like other acquisition-centered installations, there are many aspects that go into developing, deploying and sustaining these vital assets.As the Air Force works to enhance its capabilities and
April 28, 2015
Division chief talks contracting opportunities, bending the cost curve with industry

Charged with acquiring innovative over-the-air communication solutions for the Air Force, Hanscom's Space, Aerial and Nuclear Networks Division was the topic of conversation during a Hanscom Representatives Association gathering in Lexington, Mass., April 28.Col. Todd Krueger, the division's senior
April 21, 2015
AF acquisition: Investing now to win the high-end fight of the future

How does Dr. William LaPlante, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, apply his 29 years of defense technology experience to improve a $32 billion research, development and acquisition portfolio? That is the question he sought to answer.LaPlante had recently completed a meeting
April 17, 2015
IB 3.1: Building capabilities using the Air Force's IT infrastructure

The Air Force uses the concept of baselines to describe its IT infrastructure. Three baselines to be precise -- a target baseline, an implementation baseline and an operational baseline.While all baselines are closely related and dependent upon one another, it is the implementation baseline - also
April 10, 2015
Work: Better Buying Power 3.0 strives to enhance U.S. tech edge

The United States must maintain technological superiority over potential adversaries and competitors, and the latest iteration of the Defense Department's Better Buying Power initiative is designed to maintain that edge, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work said here April 9.Called Better Buying

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