Hanscom helping to defend NCR

A program management office here recently released a request for information to replace systems that protect the national capital region.The National Capital Region-Integrated Air Defense System, or NCR-IADS, originated as an urgent capability. Following the terrorist acts of Sept. 11, 2001, the

Hanscom Vulnerability Management team receives cyber award

The Air Force Vulnerability Management team, a program office within Hanscom AFB's Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence Infrastructure Division, received an Elite 6 Award during a C4ISR and Networks Conference today in Crystal City, Va.The 25-member team was recognized for their efforts

Registration now open for upcoming focus week

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will be hosting this quarter's focus week from April 20 to 24. Courses cover a variety of subject areas and are available locally, via video teleconference and Defense Connect Online (DCO).Organizers say because of the success of previous DCO offerings, the

Managing acquisition: a PM's perspective

There are hundreds of different career fields within the Air Force. All have their roles to play, cumulatively resulting in the aircraft that dominate the skies, satellites that connect us from space, cyber defenses that safeguard our networks and many other warfighting systems.While we often see

Improvements on way to warfighters as Hanscom upgrades 'heart' of CRC

A program office here is improving conditions for warfighters using the Control and Reporting Center Operations Module, or OM.The CRC is a mobile command, control and communications radar element that provides a comprehensive air picture by integrating input from air- and ground-based radars. It

Following Materiel Development Decision board, JSTARS Recap progresses

Last week, a key Department of Defense acquisition board provided a major step forward for recapitalization of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, better known as JSTARS Recap, a modernization effort managed here.JSTARS Recapitalization is intended to replace the aging fleet of

New Horizons: Life Cycle Management Center plan and future opportunities revealed

With more than 3,000 Air Force programs falling under the Life Cycle Management Center umbrella, Lt. Gen. John Thompson, the center's commander, revealed his plan for the way ahead to an audience that will potentially help the Service reach its goals and deliver needed capabilities to the

'Special Program' emerges to combat cyber insider threats

It's not often that the public gets to hear about the Air Force's inner workings when pertaining to highly-classified networks. However, a Special Programs team from Hanscom AFB's Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks Directorate has recently emerged and they've made their

Thompson highlights LCMC during symposium

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