Friday, April 19, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
House authorizers' passage of the FY-19 defense policy bill continues to dominate this Friday INSIDER Daily Digest.
Looks like most of the "Fourth Estate" will live to see another day:
Thornberry faces bipartisan resistance on 'Fourth Estate' cuts
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry's (R-TX) effort to cut Pentagon bureaucracy was met with bipartisan opposition this week, despite paring back his initial proposal, which would have eliminated seven non-military management agencies in the so-called "Fourth Estate."
House authorizers want a report on Army Futures Command:
House panel to impose reporting requirements on Army Futures Command
As the Army prepares to stand up a new organization tasked with overseeing modernization, a congressional committee is seeking further insight into the process.
The House Armed Services Committee wants more KC-46 airborne refueling tankers to enter the Air Force fleet:
House lawmakers want Air Force to accept KC-46 deliveries at a faster pace
As the Air Force works with Boeing to assure timely delivery of the first new KC-46 tanker, House policymakers want the service to increase its planned aircraft acceptance rate to more than three new tankers per month.
Don't expect the Air Force to get new versions of its Open Skies Treaty sureveillance aircraft anytime soon:
Lawmakers aim to block OC-135B recap funding to rebuke Russia
The House Armed Services Committee wants to restrict funding for the Air Force's recapitalization of the two 57-year-old OC-135B aircraft until the Trump administration implements countermeasures to Russia's violations of the 1992 Open Skies Treaty, which allows 34 signatory countries to observe each other's domestic military operations.
The Navy wants to increase the level of training at Point Mugu Sea Range in California:
Navy plans to study effects of increased training at Point Mugu
The Navy intends to study the environmental effects of increasing the training tempo at Point Mugu Sea Range in California, a reflection of an increased operational tempo.
Document: Navy notice on Point Mugu Sea Range