Posts by Kirsten Staples
PACAF SD-WAN: Securely Connect 100 Million Square Miles
Software defined (SD) networking technology that uses a centralized control function to direct traffic across wide area networks (WANs) and to cloud providers. Easily configure, monitor, and manage the entire network! Mission Partners ACC A6 PACAF A658 16AF A6 HNI HQ/CCC DISA 688th CW 26 NOS 690th COS 691st COS RAPID SOLUTIONS Air Force CyberWorx…
Read MoreThe A-Z of Government Contract Vehicles: Bridging the Gap between Public Needs and Private Expertise
What are Government Contract Vehicles? Collaboration between industry, academia, and the government is essential for driving national progress in innovation and technological advancement. These partnerships accelerate the development of new technologies and foster economic growth and societal benefits. Acquisition vehicles serve as the mechanism for government to access innovative solutions developed through private ingenuity and…
Read MoreGALAGA: AI Deliberate Scenario Planning for Agile Combat Employment
A New Approach to Mission Readiness Mission readiness in today’s contested environments demands speed, precision, and adaptability. For the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), supporting agile combat teams across distributed theaters requires more than just tracking inventory. It requires anticipating needs, simulating outcomes, and making confident, data-driven decisions in real time. SBIR-Funded Development and Key Partnerships…
Read More17X Cyber Career Field: Optimizing the Officer Assignment Process
17X: The Cyber Career Field Identifying top talent for Air Force senior leadership should be a well-thought-out process with significant rigor, which is precisely what the heads of the cyber career field have chartered AF CyberWorx to develop. Yet the officer assignment teams still employ an overly manual process, with little standardization—aggregating data from multiple…
Read MoreThe United States Air Force (USAF) – Innovation Through the Ages
Beginnings of innovation On Sept. 18, 1947, the United States Air Force (USAF) was born on the promise to innovate, accelerate and thrive. This promise has led USAF through 75 years of growth and change, bringing about cutting-edge technology and fostering an environment of leaders. USAF got its humble beginnings in 1907 as part of…
Read MoreThe Case for Purpose-Built Software
An Air Force Contracting Officer (CO) in Romania is tasked with developing business relationships and arranging contracts with local vendors throughout the country so that when the need arises to quickly build a temporary runway, such as to provide humanitarian support in the event of a natural disaster, contracts are already in place. The officer…
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