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Air Force

AFMC Commander: S&T 2030 Strategy Will Enhance Competition Among New Programs

By Vivienne Machi

Monday, September 23rd, 2019

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AFMC Commander: S&T 2030 Strategy Will Enhance Competition Among New Programs

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Several months after the release of the Air Force’s Science and Technology 2030 study, the new commander of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is planning program review changes, standing up a program manager-like position to evaluate new “vanguard” efforts and pushing for more competition among S&T programs to improve the competition against near-peer adversaries. The service unveiled its long-awaited S&T 2030 study in April, calling for the creation of a new chief technology officer position within…

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