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This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Senate's supplemental security spending bill, further coverage of the Pentagon's latest annual operational test and evaluation report and more.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Parry Murray (D-WA) over the weekend released a section-by-section summary as well as the legislative text of a bipartisan national security supplemental package:
Bipartisan Senate supplemental bill tags $35B for U.S. defense industry
A new supplemental security spending bill that emerged from the Senate over the weekend after months of bipartisan negotiations injects $35 billion into the U.S. defense industrial base, focusing on new weapons for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as replenishing U.S. stocks and adding $2.44 billion to cover the latest military actions in and around the Red Sea against Iran-backed militants.
Document: Senate's national security supplemental package
The latest from the Pentagon's operational test and evaluation report:
DOT&E flags frigate design risks, confirms program delays
An early assessment of the Constellation-class frigate program identified design risks that could challenge the operational effectiveness of all three of the ship's primary mission areas -- air, surface and anti-submarine warfare -- according to an annual report from the director of operational test and evaluation.
DOT&E: Medium tactical trucks are 'effective, suitable and survivable'
The Army's medium tactical trucks are "effective, suitable and survivable," an annual report from the Pentagon's chief tester states.
Pentagon's top weapons tester notes software issue in upgraded Javelin command launch unit
An upgraded command launch unit for the Javelin Antitank Missile System-Medium experienced a software issue during follow-on operational test and evaluation last year that led to "multiple system aborts," according to a report issued Feb. 1 by the Pentagon's top weapons tester.
Document: DOT&E's 2023 annual report
Our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity have the latest on the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program:
CMMC accreditation body plans to release updated draft assessment process guide for comment
The accreditation body behind the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program plans to release a new draft of its assessment process guide, known as "the CAP," for public comment before the Defense Department completes its rulemaking efforts to finalize the program, according to CEO Matthew Travis.