The INSIDER daily digest -- April 13, 2020

This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest looks at the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the National Defense Strategy and the Air Force's training efforts.

We start off with a deep dive into the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on funding for the National Defense Strategy:

Global pandemic threatens to hobble National Defense Strategy

At the beginning of the year, before the acceleration of the COVID-19 pandemic radically altered American society, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said one of his goals for 2020 was to position the Pentagon for the "irreversible implementation" of the National Defense Strategy and its new focus on great power competition with China and Russia.

In case you missed it, here's a look at the effect of COVID-19 on nuclear triad modernization:

Global Strike Command: Nuclear triad modernization still needed in post-COVID world

The potential long-term budget implications of the novel coronavirus pandemic are beginning to shape thinking about what weapon system programs to defend should military spending face dramatic reductions, according to the top Air Force general in charge of Global Strike Command.

The Air Force's training efforts have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic:

Air Force reduces training pipeline in light of COVID-19

The Air Force is continuing mission-essential training as the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, but the head of Air Education and Training Command said last week the service has made changes to operations to adhere to social distancing guidance, including reducing the number of recruits it sends to basic military training to 60% its normal rate.

(For Inside Defense's full coverage of COVID-19's effect on the military, click here.)

The Army's latest Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle document consolidates feedback the service received from more than 30 one-on-one industry sessions held in March plus information gathered from a February market survey:

Army releases new details on OMFV competition

The Army today issued a "narrative" for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program in place of an in-person industry day due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Document: Army's OMFV 'narrative'

Last but certainly not least, some news from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:

Industry groups want clarity from Pentagon on CMMC certification costs, subcontractor requirements

The Defense Department is surging ahead with efforts to get third-party assessor organizations certified for work under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, but the process of setting up a structure for companies to be assessed and approved has many unanswered questions, according to two large defense industry groups.