The INSIDER daily digest

Kicking off the first INSIDER Daily Digest of 2016 with the news we posted during the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve.

Keep an eye out for a Navy industry day this month on an anti-torpedo defense system:

Navy will host industry day in January for an anti-torpedo defense system

The Navy will host an industry day conference in January for an anti-torpedo defense system that is used aboard submarines, according to the service.

A new DOD joint concept is getting close to being finalized:

Draft DOD joint concept nearing completion, getting input from services, COCOMs

The Defense Department's Joint Concept for Access and Maneuver in the Global Commons is nearing completion, as the military services and combatant commands are currently reviewing the draft document, according to an official involved in the concept's development.

DARPA plans to hold a proposers' day on an advanced clock:

DARPA seeks to develop clock with enhanced stability

The Pentagon's advanced research arm intends to hold a proposers' day early this year for a new program that aims to develop a clock to help with synchronization in case GPS goes down.

Looks like Critical Stack Inc. and Parsons Corp. will be working on a DOD cybersecurity contract:

Army awards two contracts as part of new Cyber Innovation Challenge

The Army has awarded two companies contracts to deliver next-generation, defensive cybersecurity prototype kits, the result of the service's first-ever Cyber Innovation Challenge.

The Defense Space Council will be meeting soon:

Air Force secretary to develop DOD-wide enterprise ground architecture roadmap

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James will brief the Defense Space Council in early 2016 on the status of efforts to develop a Defense Department-wide satellite ground architecture.

News on defense contractors' plans to enter the drone-control market:

Defense contractors market drone defense technology

As drones become increasingly popular and prevalent, some defense contractors are finding new opportunities to sell technology related to controlling them.

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The defunct Task Force for Business and Stability Operations will face continued congressional scrutiny this year:

Senate panel to examine former DOD task force

The Senate Armed Services readiness and management support subcommittee will hold a Jan. 20 hearing on the Pentagon's defunct Task Force for Business and Stability Operations, which is the subject of multiple inquiries.

A bunch of acquisition initiatives that were scheduled for 2015 have been moved back to the new year:

Pentagon punts key acquisition initiatives into 2016

Defense contractors will have to wait until the new year to see a variety of expected Pentagon acquisition initiatives, including the release of a new guidebook for program managers meant to incentivize vendor performance, as well as the establishment of a new oversight and review structure for services acquisitions.