The INSIDER daily digest -- July 19, 2019

This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has an update on the Army's future vertical lift programs, cybersecurity and more.

The Army as of now is planning to field the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft by 2030:

AROC approves Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft CDD

The Army Requirements Oversight Council this month approved a draft, "abbreviated" capabilities development document for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, advancing the service's No. 2 priority of the Future Vertical Lift effort.

James Gauch of law firm Jones Day today argued the government should follow widely used cybersecurity practices including adoption of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's cybersecurity framework and standards for managing risks:

Huawei lawyer argues for risk-based cybersecurity over company-specific purchasing ban

A lawyer representing Huawei Technologies told federal officials today that statutory requirements for banning foreign influence in the government's IT supply chain should be met through a broad cybersecurity risk-management process, rather than an entity-based purchasing prohibition that targets Huawei products.

In case you missed it, the head of Army Futures Command briefed reporters at the Pentagon this week:

Army Futures Command logs first year

Gen. Mike Murray, head of Army Futures Command, said today the command will be fully operationally capable as of July 31, just over a year since its creation.

Murray: Small businesses key to Army Futures Command success

Army Futures Command is looking to engage more with small businesses to achieve its goals.

The White House Office of Management and Budget, in a July 9 statement of administration policy, formally objected to a provision in the fiscal year 2020 defense policy bill advanced by the House Armed Services Committee that would extend by a decade a prohibition a road-mobile GBSD variant first enacted in the FY-17 defense policy bill:

Trump administration wants to retain option for road-mobile GBSD variant

The Trump administration wants to retain the option to develop a road-mobile variant of the new Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, objecting to legislation that would extend through 2030 the current statutory ban on truck-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles -- which are more difficult for an adversary to target than silo-based weapons.

The Navy hasn't quite abandoned the idea of procuring a system that would defend aircraft carriers against enemy torpedoes:

Navy planning tech refresh contract for NIXIE

The Navy intends to award a contract to refresh a system aimed at protecting aircraft carriers from incoming torpedoes.

Two upcoming United Launch Alliance missions have been delayed:

Air Force delays two upcoming ULA launch missions due to component anomalies

The Air Force has delayed two upcoming United Launch Alliance missions after discovering an anomaly with a component shared by the company's Delta IV and Atlas V rockets.