TechNet Air's Small Business Panel Pleads for Changes in the Government Procurement Process
An enthusiastic panel held no punches in sharing their thoughts on the state of government procurement during a panel at AFCEA International's TechNet Air symposium in San Antonio.
Space and Cyber Domains Combined Create 'Synergistic' Safeguards, General Says
Every military operation conducted around the world is enabled by space as well as cyber operations. “As it is with cyber, and as the world is certainly witness to, our space domain is critically important,” said Maj. Gen. Roger Teague, USAF, director of space programs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Acquisition for the U.S. Air Force.
F-35 Program Has Its Ups and Downs, But Making Steady Progress
Perception isn’t always reality, but that doesn’t make for the most compelling headlines, said Rear Adm. Randy Mahr, USN, deputy program director at the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office. So he provided some straight talk on the Defense Department’s most expensive—and possibly most criticized—acquisition program at AFCEA's inaugural TechNet Air 2016 symposium.
My Two Cents About NETCENTS 2
Robert “Gerry” Smothers, program manager, Network-Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) offered his email to attendees at AFCEA International’s TechNet Air, being held March 22-24 in San Antonio, because “I want to know how well we are doing.”
Air Force CPTs Align with Cyber Paradigm Shift to Protect Missions
Next-Gen Airframe Spelled BLIMP
Cyber Risks, Op Tempo Taking Toll on Air Force
Wounded Warrior, Family Get Permanent Home
Air Force 'Already at War in Cyber' General Tells Symposium
While technology helped propel the U.S. military to outshine just about every adversary, failing to safeguard key developments just might lead to its downfall, warned Maj. Gen. Jerry Harris, USAF, vice commander of Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. At the vertex of much of technological advances has been emergence of cyberspace across warfighting domains.
There's Money to Fund Cyber—For Now
Cyber right now is the the cat’s meow—a notion sure to keep funding flowing for technological solutions, at least in the near term, to counter the emerging threats, according to Col. Gary Salmans, USAF, at AFCEA's inaugural TechNet Air symposium in San Antonio.
