Jan. 24, 2023 AFMC refocuses digital on materiel management, acquisition enterprise Digital activities across the Air Force Materiel Command are transitioning to a new, formal strategy-driven operational focus following the release of the 2023 AFMC Strategic Plan earlier this month.
Jan. 3, 2023 Digital Drivers Forum set for Jan. 17 The Department of the Air Force Digital Transformation Office will host a virtual Digital Drivers Forum, Jan. 17, to connect members of the digital transformation community and drive strategic alignment on priorities taking shape for 2023.
Dec. 13, 2022 AFRL, AFTC collaborate on future technology via weeklong autonomy summit Leaders and personnel from Air Force Materiel Command organizations collaborated virtually during the fall Air Force Research Laboratory-Air Force Test Center, or AFRL-AFTC, Summit Nov. 14-18, 2022, to discuss the future of autonomy.
Sept. 28, 2022 AFTC kicks off new digital engineering efforts Hot off the publication of its Digital Modernization Strategy, The Air Force Test Center kicked-off three digital-engineering efforts to provide on-ramps for the Air Force’s evolving digital-engineering technology ecosystem.
Sept. 9, 2022 Virtual event kicks-off Digital Agents of Change campaign The Department of the Air Force Digital Transformation Office has launched a new initiative to recognize individuals across the enterprise who are driving change in the digital domain.
Aug. 3, 2022 DAF’s first Data and AI Forum open for registration This summit will feature subject matter experts who will share their vast knowledge of data, AI and analytics as a part of an effort to support initiatives like the DoD’s JADC2 and the Air Force’s ABMS to respond to a critical need, connecting sensors with shooters across all services in all
Jan. 31, 2022 MIT partnership empowers acquisition officer with AI tools The Digital Directorate is partnering with the Department of the Air Force-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Accelerator to help acquisition professionals gain AI experience.
Jan. 13, 2022 Morris discusses digital transformation, hiring during “State of the Center” address During the annual “State of the Center” address Jan. 10, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander discussed his priorities, provided insight into the Center’s digital transformation efforts, and detailed hiring challenges.
Dec. 7, 2021 Workshop unites digital-first experts on transformation The Air Force Digital Transformation Office held its first collaborative workshop, December 3, uniting government experts across multiple areas in an effort to progress digital acquisition change across the service.
Nov. 30, 2021 Campaign final push addresses cultural, resource changes The Air Force Materiel Command Digital Campaign Line of Effort # 5 addresses the cultural and workforce changes needed to push transformation towards the AFMC we need. The final line of effort in the digital campaign arsenal leverages the successes of LOE Teams # 1-4 as stepping stones to transform
Oct. 14, 2021 Hurst talks Digital Transformation on latest Contracting Experience podcast Kyle Hurst talks about the mission of the Digital Transformation Office and why it’s so important for the Air Force to automate unnecessary manual processes and transform digitally in order to compete with near peer adversaries on the latest episode of The Contracting Experience podcast. He also
Aug. 16, 2021 Commentary: Minuteman III program embraces digital sustainment tool Minuteman III program office adopts new software tool to help visualize workflows and systems, which missile wing maintainers can use in the future.
July 12, 2021 ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide’ offers parallels to Air Force digital journey The 1979 classic science fiction comedy, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” by Douglas Adams, provided the inspiration for a recent journal publication exploring the quest to understand the digital engineering realm and its implications for the Air Force future.
June 29, 2021 Digital Directorate team wins major acquisition award The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force honored a Digital Directorate team with a major acquisition award earlier this month.
June 8, 2021 New AFMC office to drive digital transformation across Air, Space enterprise The Air Force Materiel Command has established a new office to manage digital transformation activities across the Air and Space Force enterprise. The 12-member Digital Transformation Office (DTO) will focus on creating a digital governance structure and facilitate on-going and new digital