Friday, April 19, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Pentagon's final FY-20 budget topline, new guidance for other transaction agreements and more.
It looks like the Defense Department has a final FY-20 budget topline:
Norquist says DOD has final budget topline; Thornberry supports $750B request
Acting Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist said today the Defense Department has a final budget topline for fiscal year 2020, but would not say what it is amid comments from Pentagon sources saying it will likely be $750 billion.
The Pentagon has once again revised its other transaction agreement guidance:
Pentagon releases new 'other transaction' guidance, clarifies follow-on production
The Defense Department has released a new guide on using other transaction agreements to better define key milestones and terms after a production OTA was successfully protested last year.
Our continuing coverage of the nascent Army Futures Command:
Army Futures Command's concepts shop seeking more joint service involvement
As Army Futures Command's new Futures and Concepts Center prepares to craft over the next year the follow-up to its recent "multidomain operations 1.5" concept, the center's director says the Army hopes to "pull the other services in" to solve the "multidomain command-and-control problem."
Here's a look at the Air Force's Section 804 programs:
Air Force sends Congress Section 804 update, highlighting performance 'guard rails'
The Air Force sent Congress an update last month on the progress of programs approved for Section 804 authority, and included specific "guardrails" that will trigger congressional notification if the program isn't performing as planned.
Some business news from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:
M&A lawyers prepare for closer scrutiny from regulators concerned about cybersecurity
Lawyers navigating mergers and acquisitions are preparing for a greater focus by regulators on the cybersecurity implications of deals involving foreign parties and are grappling with efforts to determine whether certain foundational and emerging technologies qualify for government reviews.
The Navy recently released its formal solicitation for trade studies concerning a new common hull form for auxiliary ships:
Navy prioritizes 'extreme cost conscious acquisition,' sealift in CHAMP trade studies
The Navy's formal solicitation for trade studies concerning a new common hull form for auxiliary ships stresses the need for “the most extreme cost conscious acquisition approach” and prioritizes sealift as the most important mission set of the five requiring recapitalization.
Some news on the United Kingdom's military modernization efforts:
UK's new modernization program seeks efficiencies to boost space, cyber, innovation efforts
The United Kingdom's new modernization program puts increased importance on the cyber and space domains and launches a new transformation fund for innovative technologies, but paying for the effort will require finding efficiencies in existing programs, according to a Ministry of Defence official.