AFWERX was established in 2017 by the Secretary of the Air Force to be a catalyst for agile Air Force engagement across industry, academia, and non-traditional contributors to create transformative opportunities and foster an Air Force culture of innovation. On this episode, we welcome AFWERX Director, Dr. Brian \u201cBeam\u201d Maue to the podcast to talk about the AFWERX mission and how the organization interacts with its stakeholders. Maue discusses how AFWERX thinks about Agile Contracting and describes the culture of the AFWERX organization, how its people work, and how that has enabled AFWERX\u2019s success in the last two plus years. The ultimate aim of AFWERX is to solve problems and enhance the effectiveness of the Air Force. \n\nAcronyms \nAFA - Air Force Association\u2019s Air Warfare Symposium\nMDO \u2013 Multi-Domain Operations\nJADC2 \u2013 Joint All Domain Command and Control\nLCMC \u2013 Life Cycle Management Center\nSBIR \u2013 Small Business Innovation Research\nSTTR \u2013 Small Business Technology Transfer\n\nLinks\nAFWERX Homepage:\nhttps://www.afwerx.af.mil/\n\nAFWERX Newsletters:\nhttps://www.afwerx.af.mil/stories/afwerx-newsletters.html\n\nAFWERX Challenges:\nafwerxchallenge.com\n\nIf you would like to share feedback on the podcast, please submit via thecontractingexperience@gmail.com.