By mid-March the U.S. had more cases of COVID-19 than any other country. This virus has cut a destructive swath, an unseen enemy where the front lines of the battle are in the nation’s hospitals rather than on the ground, air, or sea. The DOD quickly mobilized to leverage their existing processes, networks, and logistics […]

As the CTMA Program grows, NCMS has hired several new employees. This month let’s meet Project Manager, Kevin Nicolai. Kevin Nicolai is a lifelong Michigander. After high school he knew he wanted to do something important with is life and see new places. He joined the Air Force and was posted to Minot, North Dakota […]

Additive manufacturing (AM) is sweeping through the DOD and disrupting how maintenance and sustainment get done.  This model workshop is a follow–up to the Business Model Workshop held in 2019. The purpose is to address five foundational aspects of AM necessary for DOD’s wide adoption of the game–changing capability. Attendees will be divided into teams […]

Important deadline:  The window for receiving FY19 funding via the Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities (CTMA)’s Cooperative Agreement is closing soon. Funding must be received in house no later than Friday, August 14, 2020, in order to leverage the benefits of this contract vehicle and obligate the funding prior to 30 September.  Consider utilizing the […]

The importance of sustainment innovation development and adoption is increasingly relevant as we strive to accelerate materiel availability by improving the viability of the defense industrial base. The COVID-19 pandemic has again illuminated the gaps we have in our domestic resources, industrial capabilities, and supply chain approaches. Novel innovations may address a variety of these […]