Air Force begins funding, setting initial priorities for AOC pathfinder

By Rachel Cohen / August 25, 2017 at 5:00 AM
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, MA -- The Air Force and its industry partners are moving forward with efforts to reshape Air Operations Center Weapon System modernization, despite congressional hesitation to fund the new pathfinder and remaining questions about how planning, management and oversight will unfold. Those running the pathfinder tout a new perspective on how the military develops and contracts for technology programs, but Congress cautions that policy needs to evolve as the lines blur among operations, maintenance, research, development...

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