Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne formally implemented information technology “lean” re-engineering improvements for acquisition activities last month. Currently, the Electronic Systems Center’s Operations Support Systems Wing is using the process and force-wide implementation is scheduled by May 28. Before the improvements, the Air Force used several different processes to develop, test, and field IT systems. The result was frequent delay and sometimes less than satisfactory product performance. USAF officials say that the new lean process uses an enterprise approach to system development and cuts out certificates of networthiness and operation certificates that were often to blame for delays.
Celebrating 100 Years of Liquid-Fueled Rockets
March 11, 2026
March 16, 2026, marks 100 years since Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. Over the past century, new and ever more capable liquid-fueled rockets have literally propelled humanity into space. Why liquid-fueled rockets?