The Air National Guard will play a vital role in the Air Force’s new cyber and IT warrant officer track, the ANG’s boss said at the AFA Warfare Symposium. “In the first class of warrant officers, we are going to bring National Guard professionals into ...
About one-third of Air Force employees may remain largely out of the office even after the coronavirus pandemic subsides, Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. “Seve” Wilson said Sept. 16. “There'll be a portion of our workforce that never comes back to working as ...
Air Force acquisition boss Will Roper on Sept. 10 made the case for closer collaboration between military services on artificial intelligence, saying the Pentagon must get the groundwork right in order to successfully expand so-called “smart” information technology across the department. “To really make AI ...
The competition is open for the next cohort of small and innovative companies vying to benefit from a three-month residency at the Colorado Springs campus of the Catalyst Space Accelerator. As many as 40 startups are expected to apply for the eight slots available, developing ...
The Air Force’s information technology enterprise is facing an unprecedented test. The coronavirus pandemic has shocked global economies, sent nations into lockdown, and overwhelmed hospitals in some of the largest American cities. As the U.S. workforce adjusts to the new reality of working from home, ...
The Pentagon has taken some positive steps to keep out cyberattacks, but it’s unclear how consistently those measures are enforced across the vast department, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. “As DOD has become increasingly reliant on IT systems and networks to conduct ...
The Air Force’s current procedure for certifying new IT equipment or software is infamous. To get Authority to Operate (ATO) requires voluminous documentation and can take weeks or months. To get new capabilities to the warfighter faster, Air Force leaders last year authorized a new ...