The INSIDER daily digest -- August 31, 2022

By John Liang / August 31, 2022 at 1:40 PM

This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Navy's Constellation-class frigate program, missile defense radars and interceptors, a Defense Information Systems Agency document and more.

Work on building the Navy's newest frigate has begun this week:

Frigate construction begins, ship's conditions-based maintenance to inform surface fleet

Construction on the Navy's first Constellation-class frigate officially begins today as the Navy looks to the small combatant to model conditions-based maintenance for the rest of the surface fleet.

Missile defense news:

Boeing nabs potential $5 billion GMD contract; retains key role on homeland defense system

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Boeing a potential $5 billion contract to support the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, allowing the company -- which fended off two competitors -- to maintain a key role in the GMD program which the Pentagon has broken into smaller parts and which Boeing has been prime contractor for more than a decade.

MDA awards Lockheed $732M to begin work on Homeland Defense Radar-Guam

The Missile Defense Agency has tapped Lockheed Martin to "design, develop and deliver" what is being dubbed the Homeland Defense Radar-Guam, utilizing technology at the core of the Long Range Discrimination Radar, the SPY-7 and a large sensor planned for Hawaii as a central component of a new air and missile defense capability for the western U.S. territory.

The Defense Information Systems Agency this week released a new plan to improve the state of the agency's data integration and utilization, information technology and network capabilities:

DISA outlines steps to better manage, leverage data in new implementation plan

The Defense Information Systems Agency has developed a four-pronged approach to improve its methods for harnessing and employing data, part of a broader "transformation effort" officials are undertaking to bolster their network capabilities and information technology.

Document: DISA's data strategy implementation plan

Earlier this month, the Navy published a draft environmental impact statement identifying commercial dismantlement -- one of three alternatives under consideration -- as the service's preferred method of disposal for the retired aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-65):

Navy to tap NRC requirements in CVN-65 commercial dismantlement

The Navy plans to utilize requirements and advice from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission if the service selects a commercial shipyard to perform the first-ever dismantlement of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The NRC overseas the commercial nuclear industry.

News from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:

Defense industry group raises concerns over terminology for 'managed service providers' in CMMC assessment guide

The National Defense Industrial Association is seeking clarity from the accreditation body behind the Pentagon's cyber certification program on how managed service providers can be used to help companies reach compliance and address reciprocity.

Small business leader sees value in federal resources helping companies reach CMMC compliance

Defense Department and NIST initiatives aimed at small businesses are playing a part in helping companies prepare for the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, according to CyberRx CEO Ola Sage, a leading advocate on SMB cyber issues.

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