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Heritage of
Freedom showcases courage
66th Air Base Group Public Affairs
At the Heritage of Freedom event on Feb. 22, two lieutenant colonels told a packed ballroom in the Minuteman Club about harrowing events in Afghanistan last year where Airmen showed courage under duress.
Lt. Col. Chris Echols, commander of the 66th Security Forces Squadron here, spoke on how members of his squadron fought back an attack on Bagram Air Base. Lt. Col. Timothy “Goose” Gosnell, who was the commander of the 421st Fighter Squadron during their historic Bagram deployment, spoke of challenges and successes.
Both men emphasized the importance of being prepared and working collaboratively with other groups. (More) |
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Survey to
measure ESC employee engagement
By Kevin Gilmartin
Is the Electronic Systems Center work force fully engaged? That is what a new survey will measure when it is conducted by ESC’s Personnel and Manpower Directorate March 2 through 16.
A random sampling of ESC employees will receive the survey at Hanscom and at geographically separated units. ESC employees at Air Force Materiel Command bases will receive an e-mail with a link to the survey, while those at bases hosted by other commands will receive an e-mail with a Word document attached. The survey is confidential. All identifiable information on participants will be scrubbed.
Engagement refers to a high level of motivation to perform well at work combined with a passion for the work, according to the Merit Systems Protection Board.
“Employees are engaged when they are absorbed intellectually and emotionally in their work and vigorously invest their best efforts to achieve the outcomes needed by the organization to achieve its goals,” the MSPB wrote in a July 2009 report. (More) |
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Air Force
Network Integration Center officials launch IA education tools
SCOTT AIR FORCE
BASE, Ill. (AFNS) -- Air Force Network Integration Center
officials recently introduced new information assurance
education tools to help Airmen stay up to speed in the
constantly evolving cyberspace environment.
With the frequency and sophistication of malicious activity toward the defense information networks growing exponentially, threats to America's security in the cyberspace domain are now recognized to be just as real and significant as physical threats, she said. And, with so much daily work directly dependent on the availability and security of the cyberspace domain, the Air Force counts on its personnel to take an active role in defending the networks and information. (More) |
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Chorus becomes
way for veterans to connect
66th Air Base Group Public Affairs
Sometimes when a military member moves into the local civilian community, he or she might have a hard time getting to know people. But Lt. Col. Bruce Lambert, Air Force Research Laboratory program manager for space weather research, found a unique way to connect.
Colonel Lambert is a member of the Leominster, Mass.-based International Veterans Chorus. The group consists entirely of veterans, whether they are active duty, National Guard or reservists. All of the U.S. services are represented, and they welcome international veterans as well. One member served in the British Army, while another served in the Hungarian Army. Colonel Lambert has been a member for almost a year. (More)
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Mandatory intermediate-level program
manager course openings available
Openings are now available for the Intermediate Project Management Skills Course (IMP 301), which will be held March 7 through 17 at Air Force Institute for Technology Research Park, Kettering, Ohio.
This course should be completed by program managers with approximately two years of acquisition experience and preferably prior to completing their third year. It is mandatory for all acquisition managers (GS-12s, majors and below) with less than 48 months of program management experience.
IMP 301 provides Air Force officers and civilians a deeper foundation in everyday project management skills. More advanced project management topics are addressed using a combination of in-class lectures and discussions, project management readings and case studies and individual/group exercises.
Topics include: business case analysis, stakeholder management, communications management, time management, project planning, project execution and status reporting, project recovery and transferring project management responsibility. The centerpiece is a dynamic project management simulation, which integrates and applies these project management topics. (More) |
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Battle Management Directorate
announces 2010 annual award winners
Team Category
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ESC announces first quarter FY11 program
management
award winners
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the news ... The following items have recently run in commercial news media outlets. They have not been produced by the U.S. Air Force, nor does their use reflect official endorsement. Reproduction for private use or gain is subject to original copyright restrictions. New Air Force deployable air traffic control system program taking shape -- Military & Aerospace Electronics Magazine U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center (ESC) officials intend to call for proposals within the next few months for development and production of a new deployable air traffic control system -- the Deployable Radar Approach Control (D-RAPCON). ISR Review -- AFA Daily Report The Air Force will soon begin an extensive review of its future intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance needs, but doesn't intend to form any quick conclusions, said Air Force Secretary Michael Donley. U.S.A.F. - A Most Beneficial and Supportive Look -- Satnews Daily An Electronic Systems Center program has been named the winner of a prestigious award presented by officials from NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior. GAO updates high-risk programs list -- Federal Computer Week The Government Accountability Office today released a biennial update to its list of high-risk government programs, which includes removing the Defense Department’s personnel security clearance program and the 2010 census. OFPP zeroes in on acquisition workforce -- Federal News Radio With much of the focus on contracting reform aimed at communication between government and industry, some government officials want to make sure front-line contracting feds aren't overlooked. Milspace Projects Threatened Without Budget -- Aviation Week Several major U.S. military space projects are being threatened by the lack of action by Congress to approve a federal budget for fiscal 2011, which began in October, according to senior Air Force officials. |
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The Integrator
is a
weekly product of the 66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office
designed to give ESC decision makers a snapshot of news affecting
the C4ISR community. This e-publication is approved by Kevin
Gilmartin, Chief of Public Affairs, (DSN) 478-4110 or commercial
(781) 377-4110.
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