Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on a new Navy Arctic strategy and more.
The spillover of major power competition into the Arctic, in increasingly navigable waterways caused by melting ice caps, has the potential to threaten U.S. interests, according to a new Navy report:
Arctic presence needed to counter Russia and China, new naval strategy says
The Navy needs to increase its presence in the arctic as Russia and China will seek to assert power in the region, according to the Navy's new Arctic strategy, released Tuesday.
Document: Navy's Arctic strategy
The Defense Department has issued a new cybersecurity policy:
New DOD policy reinforces 'foundational' role of cybersecurity in acquisitions
A new Defense Department instruction makes official a concept DOD officials have been increasingly beating the drum over the past several years: cybersecurity is critical to all aspects of defense acquisitions.
Document: DOD instruction on cybersecurity for acquisition decision authorities and PMs
A Democratic majority in the Senate -- albeit by the slimmest of margins -- means committee chairmanships are now in play:
Committee chairs ready to flip as Dems near sweep
Committee chairmanships are on the line as the results of two run-off Senate elections in Georgia indicate the Democratic party is close to claiming a majority in Congress that will be led by President-elect Biden from the White House.
U.S. Strategic Command chief Adm. Chas Richard spoke with reporters this week in a call organized by the Defense Writers Group:
STRATCOM boss swats at suggestion to extend Minuteman III service life
The head of U.S. Strategic Command moved to bat down suggestions that the Minuteman III -- the Air Force's aging intercontinental ballistic missile -- can be upgraded to remain in service longer than currently planned in order to free up funds the Pentagon wants to allocate to a replacement: the estimated $85 billion Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program.