Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The House Armed Services Committee's mark-up of the FY-19 defense policy bill dominates this Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest.
Funding for the Air Force's Joint Space Operations Center Mission System could be limited:
House authorizers propose spending limits for JMS, ESBMC2
Lawmakers this week approved an amendment to the House Armed Services Committee's fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill that would fence all funding for the Air Force's Joint Space Operations Center Mission System upgrade and impose significant spending restrictions on the service's Enterprise Space Battle Management Command and Control research and development efforts.
House authorizers want more information on the military's push for multidomain command and control:
House lawmakers recommend MDC2 briefing requirement to proposed defense policy legislation
House lawmakers support the military's push for multidomain command and control but request more information on how the services will fund, experiment with and field those capabilities, according to a proposed amendment to the House Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill.
The Army's Soldier Borne Sensor program is under scrutiny by House authorizers:
House authorizers call for SBS thermal sensor report
House authorizers on Wednesday approved an amendment to the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee's mark of the fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill requiring the Army to address concerns about its Soldier Borne Sensor platform.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis testified before Senate appropriators this week:
Mattis vows to make most of historic defense budget
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) told Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Wednesday the Defense Department would make budgetary history under his watch.
Document: Mattis' prepared testimony to House, Senate appropriators
The Air Force and National Science Foundation have formed a new partnership:
Air Force, National Science Foundation create partnership to advance joint research
Working groups comprised of Air Force and National Science Foundation staff have identified several areas of mutual interest where the two organizations can collaborate to advance those technologies, service Secretary Heather Wilson said this week.
Document: Air Force, NSF agreement for joint research partnership