Friday, April 19, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on Army urban operations training, Navy unmanned surface vessels and more.
The Army has designated a certain division that will specialize in urban warfare:
Army division creates course for planning urban operations
Leaders of the 40th Infantry Division found a problem with their January 2020 Warfighter exercise: it took place in a city, but the computer software that it relied on could not accurately simulate urban warfare.
Rear Adm. Paul Schlise, surface warfare director in the office of the chief of naval operations (N96), recently said the Distributed Offensive Surface Fires Analysis of Alternatives study, formally launched a year ago, is nearing completion:
Navy now eyeing April for LUSV analysis of alternatives completion
The Navy has pushed the target completion date for a mandated study -- exploring potential alternatives to a fleet of Large Unmanned Surface Vessels that include commercial ships and amphibious warships packed with long-range missiles -- until spring, a delay of more than six months compared to the project's original goal.
In case you missed it, Inside Defense recently spoke with L3Harris executives about the company's unmanned surface vessel work:
First MUSV platform will feature broad payload area
The first Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel platform will feature a broad payload area where the Navy can "pick and choose" the platform's capabilities, according to L3Harris executives.
More Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification coverage from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:
Delay in publicly releasing CMMC process guide attributed to potential national 'security' implications
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body board chairman Jeff Dalton says the delay in the public release of the CMMC assessment process guide, known as the CAP, is related to national "security" concerns, a claim that is raising questions among CMMC stakeholders.
DOD contracting official: Policy for fixing CMMC compliance blind spots to include threshold requirements
The Defense Department's policy for contractors to provide details on how they will address gaps in their Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification assessments will include a threshold on requirements that "need to be" taken "seriously," according to DOD's John Ellis, who leads the office responsible for conducting CMMC assessor audits.