Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest features news on upcoming Pentagon acquisition milestones, the reorganization of the Cloud Executive Steering Group and more.
With both chambers of Congress back in town after the holiday break, major Pentagon milestones could be held hostage to lawmakers' continued use of federal funding extensions:
Pentagon approaching key decision points on strategy and spending
The Defense Department, amid continued partisan battles on Capitol Hill, is finalizing several major strategies and reviews that could set the trajectory for new investments in weapons technology and military commitments for years to come.
Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord is no longer part of the Cloud Executive Steering Group:
Pentagon reorganizes cloud group after industry outcry
The Pentagon has reorganized the steering group charged with accelerating the Defense Department's migration to the cloud after industry raised concerns over the group's initial plan to select just one cloud services provider for the entire department.
Document: DOD memo on cloud executive steering group
The Navy is seeking help from industry to help inform a future RFP for the fiscal year 2017 through FY-19 LCAC SLEP availabilities:
Navy taps industry for input on extending connector service life
The Navy is tapping industry for input on upgrading aging connectors that get Marines and equipment ashore before releasing a request for proposals.
Document: Navy RFI for LCAC SLEP
BAE Systems aims to lay out the weld and assembly lines in York, PA, for the next-generation amphibious vehicle by the middle of this year:
BAE will use company funding to produce initial production vehicles
BAE Systems will use its own funding to manufacture the next-generation amphibious vehicle before the Marine Corps issues a contract award in June, while competitor Science Applications International Corp. is now in the midst of production planning.
The Army has outlined its plans to satisfy an "identified requirement" of up to 35 Lakota training helos:
Army takes first step toward buying more Lakotas
The Army is preparing to augment its fleet of Lakota training helicopters, issuing a solicitation in advance of a possible sole-source procurement.
Document: Army sources-sought notice for Lakota training helos