Saturday, April 20, 2024
Saturday, April 20, 2024
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Defense Department's latest omnibus reprogramming request, the Marine Corps' CH-53K helicopter program, the Navy's Large Unmanned Surface Vessel program and more.
Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord submitted a 97-page omnibus reprogramming request to Congress to shift funds appropriated in fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019 to higher-priority programs in FY-21:
DOD seeks OK to shift $4.4 billion between accounts, speed bulk buy of microprocessors
The Pentagon is seeking congressional permission to shift $4.4 billion among budget accounts to launch eight new-start projects, including an immediate down payment on a $2 billion bulk buy of microprocessors -- critical to the Air Force Military GPS User Equipment Program -- before the sole production line shuts down.
We also have a deep dive into testing of the Marine Corps' CH-53K helicopter program:
Marine Corps CH-53K helicopter program set to begin IOT&E as other milestones loom
The Marine Corps' CH-53K effort is slated to start initial operational test and evaluation later this summer as the program works to address some design issues discovered during developmental testing.
Large Unmanned Surface Vessel production has been delayed:
Navy delays LUSV production after program is reevaluated
The Navy is delaying production of Large Unmanned Surface Vessels to ensure technical maturity in fiscal year 2022.
House Armed Services readiness subcommittee Chairman John Garamendi (D-CA) has introduced a bill that would postpone development of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent replacement program until 2031:
Garamendi bill looks to delay GBSD development over next decade
One top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee has introduced legislation seeking to stall development of the program aiming to replace the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.
Document: Rep. Garamendi's ICBM bill
Last but not least, our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity have a deep dive into industry worries about the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program:
Industry raises concerns over delays in rollout of CMMC program amid ongoing internal review
The accreditation body behind the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is moving quickly to get the first assessment organizations prepared to conduct audits, according to CMMC-AB CEO Matthew Travis, who says he understands industry concerns over delays and how to scale the program under the initial timeline set by the Defense Department.