Air Force Materiel Command

For DoD, new flexibility for IT spending is a test of trust with Congress

Early signs suggest Congress is ready to let DoD expand pilot programs that use colorless appropriations for IT, but not without limitations.

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Navy’s top doctor says it may be time to require COVID-19 vaccine for service members

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(Senior Airman Roslyn Ward/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Air Force training says airmen have a responsibility to report illegal extremist behavior

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‘We’re not going back,’ Air Force leadership says telework is here to stay

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Gen. Arnold Bunch Jr., center, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, initiates a discussion about diversity and inclusion with Arnold Engineering Development Complex senior leadership, July 8, 2020, at Arnold Air Force Base. (Photo by Jill Pickett/Air Force)

Air Force’s top acquisition command plans for telework beyond COVID-19

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Air Force names three technologies for its futuristic vanguard program

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Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. Leroy A. Petry, Medal of Honor Recipient, pose with service members after an Association of the United States Army breakfast for the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh regions in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 16, 2019. Troxell stressed the importance of a fit and lethal force to combat growing threats around the globe. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)

Government answers FAQs about feds attending conferences

Federal Newscast

US claims victory in compromise on international mail delivery

Federal Newscast

Air Force Material Command general: Upgrades to housing, facilities ‘an urgent operational need’

Senators worried political pressure affecting Pentagon cloud contract

Federal Newscast

Air Force official stresses vitality of compromise between industry, government

Protecting weapons systems against cyber attack: It’s all about resilience

The Air Force’s Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons Systems (CROWS) is assessing how the Air Force fields and sustains its weapons systems.

Detail On Defense

How one Air Force program aims to save $1 billion

The Air Force Materiel Command is trying to save up to $1 billion through a process called High Velocity Maintenance. Dr. Steve Butler, the executive director…

Defense

Air Force makes history, pins first female four-star general

Janet Wolfenbarger will lead the Air Force
Materiel Command, which is a key organization for
current and future weapons systems. She promoted
the Air Force’s “culture of diversity” as the
reason for her new rank.