Thursday, April 25, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the fiscal year 2023 defense budget and more.
The Senate Armed Services Committee's top Democrat spoke this morning about the Biden administration's upcoming defense budget request:
Reed ready to receive -- and study -- Biden's FY-23 defense budget
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed (D-RI) said today he would like to see the Biden administration's National Defense Strategy before committing to a topline for the fiscal year 2023 budget, but that has become increasingly unlikely as the White House is planning to submit its budget request next Monday.
The latest cyber news from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:
DOD assessment official: Pentagon is considering 'one-year affirmation' mechanism for CMMC certification
The Defense Department is looking into how to keep contractors who pass a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification assessment accountable for maintaining their systems during the three-year certification period, according to John Ellis of the Defense Contract Management Agency, who says DOD may add an "affirmation" mechanism for companies to assert their compliance each year.
Republican lawmakers want the Biden administration to spend more on defense:
GOP lawmakers seek 5% increase above 'inflation-adjusted' FY-22 budget
Republican House and Senate Armed Services committee members, setting the stage for another spending battle with Democrats and the White House, say they want President Biden to request a fiscal year 2023 national defense budget that is 5% larger than the "inflation-adjusted" amount Congress just enacted for FY-22, which was $782 billion.
Document: GOP lawmakers' letter on 5% increase to defense budget
The Pentagon recently notified Congress that the State Department had approved a potential $700 million sale to the U.K. for a Ballistic Missile Defense Radar and C2BMC:
U.S. approves first-ever foreign linkage into DOD ballistic missile defense network
The U.S. government has agreed for the first time to integrate a foreign nation into the Pentagon's most critical ballistic missile defense network, approving a potential sale to the United Kingdom of a suite of technologies to create nodes that connect to the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) system.
Bill LaPlante, the president's selection to be the Pentagon's top weapons buyer, talked about supplying weapons to Ukraine during his nomination hearing this week:
DOD acquisition chief nominee wants more 'hot production lines' to aid Ukraine
Bill LaPlante, the nominee to be Pentagon acquisition chief, said today he believes the U.S. government should make new, one-time investments in the production of munitions and drones that can be sent to Ukraine to help hold off the ongoing Russian invasion.
Document: Senate hearing on LaPlante, Raven, Johnson, Adams nominations