Friday, April 19, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Pentagon's "Night Court" reductions, the presidential helicopter program and more.
A government employee union sent a letter to the House Armed Services Committee today in response to an acquisition reform bill introduced by Ranking Member Mac Thornberry (R-TX) that would, among other things, require DOD to formally establish a process by which it achieves mandatory savings:
DOD employee union opposes effort to codify 'Night Court' reductions
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents more than 300,000 Defense Department civilian workers, is pushing back against a congressional effort that would codify DOD's "Night Court" budget efficiency process.
The Government Accountability Office in a report published this week found that while the cost of the VH-92A program is below prior projections, some outstanding issues could still derail the helicopter's schedule:
GAO warns of schedule risks for new presidential helicopter program
A government watchdog in a new report is cautioning the Navy about possible risks to the new presidential helicopter program's acquisition timeline.
Katie Arrington, chief information security officer within the Pentagon's acquisition and sustainment directorate, spoke during an industry webinar this week:
Pentagon pushing to keep cyber certification costs to $1,000 per year for most companies
The Pentagon official overseeing the Defense Department's new cybersecurity certification program thinks most companies in DOD's supply chain will be able to maintain the required cyber credentials for $1,000 per year or less.
Navy acquisition chief Hondo Geurts said this week that Naval Sea Systems Command stood up a team to increase the speed at which it analyzes and authorizes the use of new technology to ensure the service is complying with health guidelines:
NAVSEA stands up 'rapid action team' to apply new technology during COVID-19 crisis
The Navy has established a "rapid action team" to help implement new technologies in shipyards and aboard ships in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Government Accountability Office said in a report released this week that the Advanced Battle Management System program may face schedule delays, cost growth and integration issues:
GAO warns Advanced Battle Management System faces development risks
A congressional watchdog is warning the Air Force's decision to bypass the traditional requirements process for the Advanced Battle Management System poses several development risks.
Document: GAO report on ABMS
Lawmakers in the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act directed the Air Force to nominate an assistant secretary for space acquisition and integration -- a move that would split acquisition authority for space and air capabilities between two acquisition executives:
Air Force did not recommend Space Force SAE in new AQ report, Roper confirms
The Air Force's chief acquisition official confirmed today that a forthcoming report on a proposed Space Force acquisition system does not address whether the new service should have its own acquisition executive -- a recommendation that was included in an earlier draft of the report obtained by Inside Defense.
In answers to questions posed by the Senate Armed Services Committee, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville laid out the effects the pandemic is having on various modernization and training efforts:
Army leaders: IVAS fielding may be delayed by one year
Fielding of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System for initial operational testing may be delayed up to a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to senior service officials.