The INSIDER daily digest -- March 30, 2022

This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Defense Department's latest cloud computing effort, Navy unmanned systems and more.

We start off with the latest on the Pentagon's Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability effort:

DOD anticipates JWCC cloud contract awards to come in December

The Defense Department is delaying its timeline for making awards to major service providers tied to its multivendor, multicloud enterprise, with officials now expecting they will issue contracts for the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability in December.

. . . followed by news on Navy unmanned system programs:

Navy bolsters unmanned in FY-23 budget, but lacks detail on multiple programs

Nearly a year after rolling out a very ambitious unmanned campaign plan, the Navy provides details for some, but not all, of its unmanned programs in the fiscal year 2023 budget request.

More Army budget news:

Army wants $12.6 billion for modernization priorities in FY-23

The Army would spend $12.6 billion on its 35 priority modernization programs under the fiscal year 2023 budget request, according to a service official.

Army increases FARA funding request, seeks information on proposals

The Army is requesting less money for its top Future Vertical Lift priority in its Fiscal Year 2023 request than it asked for in FY-22, according to an army official.

Last but by no means least, recapitalizing the sealift fleet is the head of U.S. Transportation Command's top priority:

TRANSCOM seeks recapitalization of sealift capabilities

U.S. Transportation Command's top priority remains the recapitalization of the sealift fleet, according to TRANSCOM's top official.

Document: Senate hearing on EUCOM, TRANSCOM