Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Key Issues GAO on F-35 SLCM-N program office PrSM funding
The Pentagon's new National Defense Business Operations Plan, GAO's report on missile defense and more highlight this Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest.
The Pentagon recently released its new National Defense Business Operations Plan:
Pentagon's new business plan promotes in-sourcing, seeks cuts to services contracts
The Pentagon, contradicting an ongoing White House effort to cut the number of federal employees, plans to hire more civilians and reduce the cost of contracted services through in-sourcing, according to its new National Defense Business Operations Plan.
A recent Government Accountability Office report looks at SM-3 Block IIA cost growth:
SM-3 Block IIA cost growth approaching 60 percent, shipping costs from Japan blamed
The Standard Missile-3 Block IIA developed by Raytheon and Mitsubishi is suffering severe cost growth, with the price tag for the new weapon ballooning nearly 60 percent over the last three years, an escalation that would force a traditional Pentagon big-ticket weapon system program to face summary termination.
Document: GAO report on missile defense
Related GAO report coverage, in case you missed it:
GAO: True cost of GMD program $67 billion and counting, 63 percent higher than MDA estimate
Congressional investigators have uncovered new costs associated with the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program that would bring the running tab for the acquisition of long-range, guided-missile interceptors to $67 billion, 63 percent higher than the Missile Defense Agency's $41 billion estimate.
GAO's missile defense audit flags MDA use of undefinitized contracts, limits of computer models
The Missile Defense Agency produced "mixed progress" in delivery and testing goals in 2017, according to a congressional audit that also found U.S. military commanders who rely on the Ballistic Missile Defense System do not have "full insight" into capabilities the agency provides to warfighters, including potential shortcomings.
GAO: MDA balks at Army request for additional $10B to meet THAAD requirement
The Missile Defense Agency's program of record for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system is $10 billion short of what the Army says it needs to defend troops around the world, a sore point that foiled negotiations last year between MDA and the Army over transferring responsibility for THAAD to the service.
The Defense Department is looking for lessons learned from the Strategic Capabilities Office:
Pentagon plans 'organizational culture study' of Strategic Capabilities Office
The Pentagon may soon commission a study of the Strategic Capabilities Office's culture and processes so they might be leveraged across the Defense Department.
Document: DOD's 'organizational culture study' RFI
Defense business news:
With Polaris Alpha under its belt, Parsons seeks growth in federal market
Parsons last month picked up Polaris Alpha, a significant step in its effort to accelerate the growth of its federal business.
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