The INSIDER daily digest -- Jan. 21, 2021

By John Liang / January 21, 2021 at 1:18 PM

This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Space Force, the Navy's Zumwalt-class destroyer fleet, Pentagon cybersecurity and more.

The Space Force expects to award a contract to L3Harris in March for operations center infrastructure and core services to support National Space Test and Training Range development:

Space Force crafting requirements for National Space Test and Training Range

With a five-year plan in place, the Space Force is working with the acquisition community and industry to develop requirements for a future National Space Test and Training Range.

Don't expect delivery of the Zumwalt-class destroyer Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) anytime soon:

Final delivery of Zumwalt-class destroyer Monsoor delayed

The final delivery of the Zumwalt-class destroyer Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) has been delayed two years, a Navy spokesman told Inside Defense.

Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, whose nomination for defense secretary could be approved as soon as today, recently answered lawmakers' questions about cybersecurity:

Austin details military's supporting role in protecting U.S. networks

Defense Secretary-nominee Lloyd Austin emphasized the department's supporting role in helping secure commercial networks from cyberattack, and stressed the need for partnerships across government and with the private sector, echoing a common refrain of President Biden's nominees when it comes to cybersecurity.

Document: Austin's nomination hearing testimony

More cyber news:

Pentagon to release memo on CMMC reciprocity after getting input from Biden administration

The Defense Department is planning to issue a memo outlining how the maturity levels of its new cyber certification program align with FedRAMP and other standards used by industry.

Some Global Positioning System news:

DOD estimates OCX follow-on cost at $223M, works to mitigate delays to GPS MGUE program

The Defense Department estimates the cost of the GPS Operational Control Segment follow-on program at $223 million, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

A Navy unmanned surface vehicle recently completed a rather long transit:

Navy's Overlord unmanned surface vessel completes test trial

The Navy's Ghost Fleet Overlord unmanned surface vessel traveled 4,700 nautical miles "almost entirely autonomously" from the Gulf Coast to California as part of its test trial, the service announced last week.

Former Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord held an exit interview with the news media earlier this week:

Lord exits Pentagon after tenure focused on reform

Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord departs the Pentagon as one of the few senior defense officials to remain at her post over the past four years, bucking the high-level personnel churn characteristic of the Trump administration.

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