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The president's new National Security Strategy leads off this Monday INSIDER Daily Digest.
President Trump this afternoon is discussing his National Security Strategy:
Trump's new National Security Strategy emphasizes 'reciprocity' and homeland security
President Trump will reveal a new National Security Strategy today that embraces the traditional role of the United States as a global leader, but gives "unprecedented" focus to securing the homeland and tempers foreign commitments with expectations of "reciprocity" from friends and allies, according to senior administration officials.
Related:
New National Security Strategy strikes 'competitive' tone
President Trump's new National Security Strategy emphasizes global competition and the importance of U.S. prosperity "without apology," according to a copy of the document obtained by Inside Defense.
Document: Trump's national security strategy
Naval Air Systems Command has a new acquisition approach:
NAVAIR: New acquisition approach can cut cycle times in half
Naval Air Systems Command is implementing aspects of a new approach to acquisition that at full maturity can cut the time necessary to develop a weapon system in half, according to service officials.
Were the strategic sourcing contracts under the purview of Army Materiel Command implemented effectively? Inside the Army chatted with the head of the command to find out:
Army undertaking broad review of strategic sourcing contracts
The head of Army Materiel Command has directed a review of the six strategic sourcing contracts under his authority to assess whether the contract requirements were defined correctly and whether the most effective vehicle was used.
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The head of Project Maven recently spoke with Inside Defense about the role of algorithms in processing video feeds for intelligence gathering:
DOD deploys first artificial intelligence algorithms to process surveillance feeds in Middle East
U.S. special operators are testing out Project Maven's first algorithm for automatically processing, exploiting and disseminating full-motion-video feeds in the Middle East, according to the general in charge of the project.
Inside Defense has the skinny on a recent Army Science Board study:
Panel: Army S&T funding inadequate to support 'big bets' on potential disruptive technologies
Army funding is insufficient to support work on projects with potential to deliver new and disruptive technologies for the future force, according to an influential service advisory panel.
"Other transaction" agreements are seeing an increase in attention by the Defense Department:
Pentagon aims to grow use of 'other transaction' agreements to speed acquisition
The Pentagon wants to increasingly use "other transaction" authority to accelerate acquisition timelines and bolster its business with commercial companies, but DOD officials concede the department faces a lack of knowledge about the unusual contracting method.