Thursday, April 25, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest highlights a speech by the head of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, the Missile Defense Agency's unfunded priority list and more.
The head of IARPA this morning said the United States has a tendency to be "alarmist" when it comes to other nations' technological advancements:
Intel research chief wants to maintain 'healthy' U.S. lead over China in AI race
The United States has a "healthy," but tenuous lead over China in artificial intelligence and quantum computing, according to the head of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity.
The Missile Defense Agency recently provided Congress a list of unfunded requirements -- only the second time MDA has provided such a list -- in an eight-page report, including five projects that require $100 million or more:
MDA eyes space-based sensors, speed-of-light weapons, and more in $1.2 billion wish list
The Missile Defense Agency has provided Congress a $1.2 billion wish list to finance 16 projects that were not included in the agency's $9.9 billion fiscal year 2019 budget request, including bolstering missile defense in South Korea as well as additional investments in new technologies such as speed-of-light weapons, space-based sensors and new warhead development.
Document: MDA's FY-19 unfunded priorities list
The office of the director of national intelligence is leading the "Trusted Workforce 2.0" initiative along with the Office of Personnel Management and other government agencies:
Intel community begins new initiative to reform security clearance process
U.S. intelligence agencies and other government partners are undertaking a landmark initiative this week to overhaul the security clearance background investigations process, as the Defense Department prepares its proposal to take responsibility for DOD-specific investigations.
Of the Air Force's 50 top-priority programs, a new report shows nine exceeded their original cost baseline, and 10 are over their current cost baseline:
Air Force publishes new acquisition overview of major programs in FY-17
The Air Force on Tuesday released a new report directed by service Secretary Heather Wilson to offer an overview of how the service handled its 465 programs of record in fiscal year 2017 and summarizing plans for FY-18 and FY-19.
Document: Air Force 2017 annual report on acquisition
Army Secretary Mark Esper told reporters this week the service is still working through the specifics of Army Futures Command:
Esper: Leaders pursuing 'deliberate process' on Army Futures Command
Army senior leaders intend to announce later this month the composition, but not the location or leadership of the new command intended to consolidate the service’s modernization efforts.