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A collection of
news and information specifically for the C4ISR community
Vol. 5, No.34
August 27, 2009 |
Defense Department turns to ESC to
lead way on NextGen
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Electronic
Systems Center Chief Technology Officer Dr.
Tim Rudolph has been named the Defense
Department's chief architect for the Next
Generation Air Transportation System.
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By
Chuck Paone
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Office
8/27/2009 - HANSCOM AIR
FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Electronic Systems Center's
chief technology officer, Dr. Tim Rudolph, has been
named the Defense Department's lead architect for a
massive federal initiative known as the Next
Generation Air Transportation System, or NextGen.
The center's 653d Electronic Systems Wing, which
has a lot of experience with NextGen, will join Dr.
Rudolph to help propel this effort. The 653rd will
provide the direct support and much of the
programmatic expertise needed to assist Dr.
Rudolph.
Earlier in the decade, facing
estimates that call for domestic air transportation
volume to triple by 2025, Congress directed the
Departments of Transportation, Defense, Commerce and
Homeland Security, as well as NASA and the Office of
Science and Technology Policy, to work together on
this issue. This led to the creation of NextGen,
which seeks to transform America's air
transportation system.
ESC has played a
leading role since NextGen's inception, which it
made it a natural choice for filling this critical
role, said Guy St. Sauveur of the 653 ELSW staff.
According to Ron Mason, director of the 653
ELSW, NextGen is directly relevant to the center and
its wing activities. (More)
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Collaboration key to success in
cyber operations
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Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, the Air Force chief of
staff, spoke to more than 5,500 Air Force
Information Technology Conference attendees Aug. 24
in Montgomery, Ala. This year's theme, "The
Warfighter’s Edge in Battlespace,” aims to highlight
the role of information technology in the joint
fight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)
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By Scott Knuteson
Air
University Public Affairs
8/25/2009 - MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE,
Ala. (AFNS) -- The Air Force Information Technology
Conference opened Aug. 24 in Montgomery, Ala., with keynote
addresses from the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the
Air Force chief of staff and the CEO of McAfee, Inc.
Collaboration emerged as a key theme in the opening day
of the conference, which is now in its 26th year.
The modern warfighter has found "tremendous advantages in
networking organizations," Gen. James Cartwright, vice
chairman of the Joint Chiefs, told attendees, saying that
the conference is a valuable tool in learning how to
leverage information technology advantages, he said.
The event boasts more than 200 vendors, 120 seminars and
5,800 registered attendees.
"My hat is off to you in
the information technology community," Gen. Norton Schwartz,
Air Force chief of staff, said in his address. "You are key
to how we concentrate our efforts and collaborate."
The IT backbone allows interconnectivity between advanced
weapon and command and control systems, the general noted,
maximizing effectiveness in air, space and cyberspace
operations. (More)
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Rep. Tsongas visits Hanscom
U. S. Representative Niki Tsongas, who represents
Massachusetts’ Fifth Congressional District, sets out on a
tour of Hanscom AFB with 66th Air Base Wing Commander Col.
Dave ‘Iron’ Orr Aug. 21. Representative Tsongas toured
Camp Patriot operations, the 66th Medical Group and the
Child Development Center, and also received a base mission
briefing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Berry)
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ESC contractor, US
Attorney agree on $15M Fraud suit settlement
By Peter J. Camp
ESC Staff Judge
Advocate's Office
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Earlier this month,
the United States Attorney and Dynamics Research
Corporation, known as DRC, reached a settlement agreement in
a False Claims Act suit filed by the United States.
DRC, an advisory and assistance services government
contractor supporting the Air Force's Electronic Systems
Center, agreed to pay $15 million, plus interest, to settle
allegations that two of its former corporate officers ran a
kickback scheme that resulted in false payments to
themselves for computer equipment and services. The
corporation that employed the officers, and which settled
the suit, said it was unaware of the former officers'
misconduct.
The U.S. Attorney prosecuted the two
former officers of the company, Paul Arguin and Victor
Garber, in a separate criminal action, resulting in guilty
pleas in 2002 for conspiring to defraud the United States.
Mr. Arguin and Mr. Garber served as support contractors
within the Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS)
Program at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts.
Mr. Arguin was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered
to pay $3.2 million in restitution. Mr. Garber was sentenced
to one year and eight months in prison and ordered to pay
$2.8 million in restitution.
The $15 million
recovered in the settlement agreement with the company is
over and above the restitution figures from the criminal
cases. The United States' total recovery in these actions
exceeds by approximately $10 million dollars the losses it
estimated as a result of the misconduct. (More) |
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Col.
Schuman assumes command
Ron Mason, director of the
653d Electronic Systems Wing, congratulates Col. Jimmie
Schuman during an Aug. 26 ceremony in which the colonel
assumed command of the 853d Electronic Systems Group.
The group executive officer, 1st Lt. Jason Patterson,
bore and passed the guidon. (USAF Photo by Linda
LaBonte-Britt)
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USAF Academy Superintendent to speak at State of
the Wing Dinner
U.S.
Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould
will be guest speaker at the New England chapter of the Air
Force Academy Association of Graduates annual State of the
Wing Dinner, Oct. 19 at Palio's Restaurant in Lexington, Mass.
General Gould, a member of the Academy's class of 1976 and a
1972 Academy Preparatory School graduate, will provide an
update on events shaping the Academy and future Air Force
leaders. Everyone is welcome to attend, especially Air Force
Academy alumni, members of the USAFA Parents' Clubs, Academy
liaison officers, and former Academy faculty and staff. Cost
is $50 per person. To register or for more information, go
to www.neaog.com or contact 1st Lt. Andrew Ramsey at
(781)377-6876 or via email at
Andrew.Ramsey@hanscom.af.mil.
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MAC offers Salem tour
The Military Affairs Council of the
North Suburban Chamber of Commerce is offering a tour of Salem,
Mass. followed by dinner for Hanscom government employees or
military members and their guests Sept. 17.
Bus transportation will depart the parking lot of
81 Hartwell Ave. in Lexington at 2:30 p.m.
Along with touring the historic seaport, the trip
will include a visit to the House of Seven Gables and the
Peabody Essex Museum.
Dinner at Victoria Station will follow.
Cost is $45 per person, including dinner and transportation.
Contact Chamber President
Maureen Rogers at (781) 933-3499 to sign up or
for more information.
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Alleviating
Pain in the Rear
-- AFA
Daily Report
Mission crew members
aboard USAF's E-3 AWACS fleet are getting some well-earned relief
for their backs and necks in the form of new ergonomic seats.
AWACS Mode 5 Works
-- AFA Daily Report
During a multi-service, multi-national
exercise last month, Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom AFB,
Mass., was able to verify that the new Mode 5-capable interrogator
installed on a NATO E-3 AWACS had interoperability with all
participants
Blimp radar makes
first flight
-- The Register
A new US military radar system, suspended beneath a tethered
"aerostat" balloon so as to see beyond the horizon, made its first
flight yesterday.
DOD updates IPv6 Standard Profile
-- Government Computer News
The Defense Department has released
Version 4.0 of the IPv6
Standard Profiles for IPv6 Capable Products as part of an update to
the Defense Information Technology Standards Registry (DISR)
Baseline Release, Version 09-2.0.
Demo Shows Manned,
Unmanned ISR Hook-up
-- Air Force Magazine Daily Report
Taking part in US Joint Forces Command's Empire Challenge 09,
Northrop Grumman demonstrated that crews aboard USAF E-8 Joint STARS
ground surveillance aircraft could receive unmanned aerial vehicle
sensor imagery, analyze it, and add it to the Global Command and
Control System.
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command comments ...
“… Like air and space, we
must think of cyberspace as a mission-critical
domain where operations are characterized by
rigor and discipline, and are executed with
precision and reliability. We must recognize the
unique demands of operating in the cyber domain.
We must establish close and continuing
relationships with our joint partners, industry,
and academia. We must develop a personnel
strategy with compelling cyber career and
training pathways. And in doing so, we must
leverage the inherent strengths and talents of
the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve
Command.”
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