The INSIDER daily digest

By John Liang / July 26, 2016 at 3:25 PM

The SECDEF's trip to Boston leads off this Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter was in Boston today. Our coverage so far:

Carter opens DIUx-Boston and reveals latest tech sector outreach efforts

Defense Secretary Ash Carter cut the ribbon on the Pentagon's new Defense Innovation Unit Experimental office in Boston on Tuesday, mapping out the organization's new configuration and its latest projects.

Document: Carter remarks at Boston DIUx opening

 

Amazon's Bezos among new names added to Carter's defense innovation board

Amazon CEO and Chairman Jeff Bezos, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Harvard Law School professor Cass Sunstein and Jennifer Pahlka, founder of Code for America, will join the new Defense Innovation Advisory Board Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Tuesday.

The Air Force secretary spoke with reporters this morning:

Air Force secretary: Funding for A-10 replacement proposal 'not at all clear'

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said Tuesday that she has not seen a formal proposal for a possible A-10 replacement, but is concerned about the cost of the effort, which the service reportedly briefed to representatives from several think tanks last week.

Some Boeing-related defense business news:

Boeing focuses on data analytics to bolster performance

The new data analytics organization within Boeing's defense business is seeking to use the company's information to bolster performance and efficiency, two executives told Inside Defense last week.

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The RFI for the Navy's Next Generation Jammer is out:

Navy releases RFI, hosts industry day for Next Gen Jammer second phase

The Navy recently released a request for information and hosted an industry day for the second phase of the multibillion-dollar Next Generation Jammer, the service's next step in airborne electronic attack.

Document: NAVAIR RFI for next generation jammer increment 2

The Pentagon's top civilian and uniformed leaders spoke yesterday afternoon on fighting ISIL:

Carter, Dunford tout momentum in ISIL fight

The United States and its partners have gained momentum in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and are eyeing upcoming steps to further degrade the terrorist group, according to Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford.

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