Friday, April 19, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
The Pentagon's FY-18 omnibus reprogramming request leads off this Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest.
Inside Defense this week obtained a copy of the Pentagon's latest fiscal year 2018 reprogramming request:
DOD seeks congressional OK to shift $4.3B, offers new details about hypersonic strike projects
The Pentagon is seeking congressional permission to shift $4.3 billion between budget accounts as part of an annual reallocation of funds the U.S. military has in hand, revealing new details about Defense Department plans to develop and field hypersonic strike weapons and launching 10 new-start projects -- including a new deep-strike cannon for the Army.
More on the reprogramming request:
Navy says $12.3M needed immediately to keep AMDR development, DDG-51 Flight III schedule
The Navy requires an immediate cash infusion into the research and development accounts of its Air and Missile Defense Radar program to pay an unexpected bill following a test failure caused by the shortcoming of a ballistic missile target used to validate the effectiveness of the new sensor.
NGCV plans detailed in FY-18 reprogramming
The Army is looking to accelerate development of Next Generation Combat Vehicle experimental prototypes by shifting $57 million within its fiscal year 2018 budget, according to the Pentagon's annual omnibus reprogramming request awaiting congressional approval.
Huey replacement award could slip to FY-20 if Congress denies reprogramming request
The Air Force will delay the contract award in the UH-1N Huey replacement program for at least a year if Congress doesn't authorize an $83.4 million infusion to keep the effort on track, according to a copy of the Defense Department's June omnibus reprogramming request obtained by Inside Defense this week.
(Stay tuned for more coverage of the reprogramming request)
Army Futures Command officially has its new leader:
Murray nominated as Army Futures commander
Lt. Gen. Mike Murray has officially been nominated to lead Army Futures Command, standing up over the next year in Austin, TX.
The commandant of the Eisenhower School spoke this week about a new industrial base assessment his organization hosted in recent weeks:
Jansen set to soon debrief Shanahan, Dunford on June industrial base assessment
Marine Corps Maj. Gen. John Jansen said today he's set to soon debrief Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Pat Shanahan, the deputy defense secretary, about a June industrial base examination held at the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy.
A new Defense Science Board report is out:
New recommendations emerge to counter Russian and Chinese weapon systems
The Pentagon has received nine classified recommendations to begin planning the integration of new, long-range weapons intended to counter the anti-access systems of Russia and China, according to a new report from the Defense Science Board.
The Pentagon's pricing chief recently responded to a new Government Accountability Office report on defense contracting:
Pentagon crafting data strategy to accelerate contract awards
The Pentagon plans to develop a strategy to hasten its lengthy contract award time lines, according to Director of Defense Pricing Shay Assad.