The INSIDER daily digest

By John Liang / August 23, 2016 at 3:54 PM

Don't expect the White House and Congress to agree on a budget anytime soon:

New government reports remind Washington that budget landscape remains uncertain

Two "sequestration update" reports issued this week by the White House Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office serve as stark reminders that Washington's late August doldrums will soon give way to a period of fiscal uncertainty and bitter partisan spending debates.

Document: OMB report on sequestration


Document: CBO report on sequestration


Looks like the Army's Apache and Black Hawk helicopters will be getting new engines:

Army taps two vendors for ITEP preliminary design review

The Army has selected two contractors to produce early versions of an updated engine for its AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.

Our continued coverage of a recently released Defense Science Board report:

DSB recommends enterprise solutions for developing autonomous technologies

As the Army continues to explore options to strengthen its technological readiness, the Defense Science Board has issued recommendations focused on enterprise solutions for a more autonomous service in a June 2016 report, publicly released Aug. 1.

Document: DSB report on autonomy

The Navy will be able to apply lessons learned from an unmanned tanker program to the service's next-generation fighter aircraft:

Air Boss: Unmanned tanker performance will help inform next-gen fighter

The lessons the Navy garners from bringing the unmanned tanker to the carrier air wing should help the service inform the way ahead on a next-generation fighter to eventually replace its tactical aircraft, according to the head of naval aviation.

Keep an eye out for industry giving the Army input on how to improve its electronic warfare capabilities:

Army seeks contractor input on multifunction electronic warfare

The Army is reaching out to industry to improve its electronic warfare capabilities, according to a request for information posted Aug. 12 on the Federal Business Opportunities website.

Document: Army RFI for multi-function electronic warfare airborne payload

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