Thursday, April 25, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the president's nominee to become the next director of national intelligence and more.
The president's nomination of Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) to become the next director of national intelligence could receive a bumpy reception on Capitol Hill:
Ratcliffe, like Coats, brings cyber credentials to intelligence director post
Rep. John Ratcliffe's (R-TX) current claim to fame is a viral moment from last week's Mueller hearings, but the lawmaker selected to become the next director of national intelligence also would bring cybersecurity bona fides to the DNI role.
In case you missed it, Inside Defense recently obtained new, "for official use only" documents that outline $15 billion in budget cuts to various Army weapon systems by the service's "Night Court" process across the five-year budget plan:
Army 'Night Court' deep cuts revealed as Esper eyes expanding process Pentagon-wide
The Army's "Night Court" process cut $25 billion from legacy weapon systems to spend more on emerging technologies, with $15 billion coming from program eliminations and reductions detailed in documents obtained by Inside Defense.
Document: Army 'Night Court' budget cut tables
The Defense Department's inspector general conducted an audit into how military agencies have overseen contractor cybersecurity:
Audit finds DOD agencies failed to check adequacy of contractor cybersecurity
A new Defense Department inspector general audit has found DOD agencies routinely failed to check whether defense contractors were protecting sensitive information on their networks with the required security controls.
Document: DOD IG report on contractor cybersecurity
Could the DOD IG look into the multibillion-dollar JEDI cloud contract award? Republican lawmakers would really like that:
Potential IG investigation becomes latest sticking point in Pentagon's JEDI cloud saga
Republican lawmakers are imploring the Trump administration to delay the award of a massive enterprise cloud contract until the Defense Department inspector general investigates potential conflicts of interest, but DOD says it has already examined those allegations and found they did not affect the acquisition process.
Document: GOP lawmakers' letters to DOD on JEDI cloud contract
Inside Defense recently interviewed Raytheon Chief Financial Officer Toby O'Brien:
Raytheon and United Technologies hold 'joint kickoff' for integration work
Raytheon and United Technologies this week held a "joint kickoff" event for their integration process, according to a top Raytheon executive.