Sunday, April 28, 2024
Sunday, April 28, 2024
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This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Air Force Research Laboratory warning of the effects of a potential full-year continuing resolution plus coverage of a pair of Defense Department inspector general reports on U.S. military aid to Ukraine and more.
Yet another military organization is sounding the alarm over the potential damage a full-year continuing resolution would have on defense programs:
AFRL warns of 'broad departmental effects' without FY-24 appropriations bill
DENVER -- The Air Force Research Laboratory is poised to play a major role in the Air Force's massive reorganization plan to outpace China, but a full-year continuing resolution for fiscal year 2024 may derail such efforts, according to service leaders at the Air and Space Forces Association's Warfare Symposium.
The Defense Department's inspector general has raised issues with the sustainment of U.S. military equipment sent to Ukraine:
IG: Pentagon lacked plan to sustain weapons sent to Ukraine
The Defense Department did not develop or implement a plan to sustain the combat vehicles and air defense systems provided to Ukraine as military aid beyond 2024, according to the Pentagon's inspector general.
Document: DOD IG report on sustainment plan for combat vehicles transferred to Ukraine
Document: DOD IG report on sustainment strategies for Patriot systems transferred to Ukraine
From Ukraine, we turn to a U.S.-Indian defense innovation cooperation initiative:
INDUS-X summit announces winners and launches new challenges
The second India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) Summit today announced the winners of the first set of INDUS-X joint challenges, launched new challenges, and discussed bolstering defense supply chain initiatives through new consortiums and co-producing military capabilities.
A Microelectronics Commons initiative is underway to bolster the U.S. microchip industrial base through prototyping, manufacturing and producing at scale:
DOD seeks solutions for quicker microelectronics prototypes
A Defense Department contractor focused on microelectronics acquisition released a request for solutions today seeking state-of-the-art microelectronics prototype devices from industry to convert into military systems.
Document: S2MARTS request for solutions for microelectronics prototypes
Last but by no means least, the latest on the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:
Pentagon presses ahead with CMMC rulemaking deadline after release of 'informational' video
The Defense Department is limiting its engagement plans to an "informational" video for the first rulemaking under the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program in advance of the Feb. 26 comment deadline, according to a Federal Register notice published this week.