Sunday, May 12, 2024
Sunday, May 12, 2024
This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the effect of the COVID-19 crisis on nontraditional defense contractors, the Pentagon's effort to increase its teleworking capabilities amidst the pandemic, plus a new Navy cyber directorate and more.
We start off with a look at the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on nontraditional defense contractors:
Experts say Pentagon progress with nontraditional contractors at risk during coronavirus outbreak
Analysts say the ongoing economic crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic could hurt the Defense Department's work with nontraditional contractors.
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many Defense Department personnel working from home, with a good number of them likely to continue that practice even after it's safe to return to the office:
Pentagon rushes to increase teleworking capabilities across the military, with some 'permanency' expected
The Defense Department is scrambling to increase teleworking tools and network capacity with many employees working remotely during the coronavirus outbreak, as Pentagon officials say there will be some "permanency" to the new capabilities they've introduced in recent weeks.
Inside Defense this week obtained a memo from the head of Naval Sea Systems Command regarding the establishment of a new cyber directorate:
NAVSEA creating new cyber directorate in response to recent issues
Naval Sea Systems Command chief Vice Adm. Thomas Moore is establishing a new directorate within his agency in response to "significant cyber issues" for which he said the command was not prepared.
Here's our deep dive into the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on funding for the National Defense Strategy from yesterday:
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.
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 today, 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.
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.