Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news from this week's AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific conference, plus unmanned systems and more.
Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall, the Joint Staff J6 cyber and chief information officer, spoke at this week's AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific conference:
Top DOD IT official laments lack of identity, credentialing solutions: 'I have not even found 'good enough''
The Defense Department is developing a data-driven, interconnected web of sensors, weapons and communications systems, but one major roadblock in the effort is the lack of useful Identity, Credentialing, Access and Management solutions, according to a top Joint Staff official.
Crall: U.S. to test key components of JADC2 program with allies this fall
The United States will test components of its Joint All-Domain Command and Control program with allies this fall, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall said Tuesday at the AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific conference.
Some unmanned systems news:
Boeing's Loyal Wingman achieves first flight in Australia, nabs another deal
Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force have successfully flown their Loyal Wingman drone for the first time and signed a deal to co-develop another three aircraft and advance its capabilities for manned-unmanned teaming.
FTUAS rodeo concludes, setting Army up for requirements meeting
The Army this month completed its Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System Rodeo, the capstone event following a yearlong soldier touchpoint with different drones in an effort to replace the Textron RQ-7B Shadow.
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has issued a report detailing the organization's investment plan for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative during fiscal years 2022 and 2023-2027:
INDOPACOM beefs up Pacific Defense Initiative to $27 billion, 35% hike; seeks new test, experimentation range
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has reset its Pacific Defense Initiative by elevating the priority of a new sensor project in Palau, dropping a Hawaii radar project in favor of space sensors and adding to a list of unfunded long-term needs, taking it from $20 billion to $27 billion, a 35% hike compared to last year's estimate.
Document: INDOPACOM report on Pacific Deterrence Initiative investment plan
The Government Accountability Office has issued its 2021 High-Risk List, a list of programs and operations that are "high risk" due to their vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement, or that need transformation:
GAO finds 'partial progress' in reforming security clearance process
While federal agencies have massively reduced the background investigations backlog and published a new set of vetting principles, officials still need to issue new investigative guidelines, develop a workforce plan to meet future investigations requirements, and better secure legacy IT systems.
Document: GAO's High Risk List