Thursday, April 25, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
The White House's statement of administration policy on the House Armed Services Committee's FY-19 defense policy bill leads off this Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest.
The Trump administration submitted objections to the House Armed Services Committee's FY-19 defense policy bill:
White House pushes back on defense reform proposals
The White House has registered objections to several reform proposals in the House Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill, opposing provisions that would eliminate or transfer the Strategic Capabilities Office, expand the authority of the Defense Department's chief management officer and migrate the capabilities of the Defense Information Systems Agency to other Pentagon entities.
Document: OMB statement of administration policy on the FY-19 defense authorization bill
The Pentagon's new chief information officer spoke at an industry event this morning:
New CIO says 'no such thing' as one solution to meet military's cloud requirements
The Defense Department's new chief information officer says there is "no such thing" as one solution to meet all of DOD's cloud computing requirements, even as the department moves forward with a controversial plan to award one contract for its enterprise cloud program.
Air Force news:
GAO dismisses, denies Sikorsky's protest over UH-1N replacement data rights
The Government Accountability Office this week denied parts of Sikorsky's challenge to how the Air Force handles data rights in the UH-1N Huey replacement program, and dismissed other points because they were raised too early or late in the competition.
AFSC commander advocates for change to DOD's intellectual property policy
The Air Force Sustainment Center's software development work has been a model for other agile development efforts within the service, but the commander of the organization said today that intellectual property concerns have created a significant barrier to moving more of that work in-house.
Air Force considering options to boost synthetic training
The Air Force told Congress in a recent report that although it plans to make "substantial" investments in its range infrastructure to support live training of fifth-generation aircraft, it expects to balance those resources with development of more synthetic, simulated technologies.
Air Force selects Boeing as integrator for B-52 re-engining
The Air Force has selected Boeing as the aircraft integrator for the B-52 re-engining program, and expects to have an approved acquisition strategy for the effort by September.
The "Multi-Domain Battle" concept is no more:
Army adopts new 'Multi-Domain Operations' designation
The Army is now referring to its future conflict concept as "Multi-Domain Operations" -- ditching the term "Multi-Domain Battle" -- a shift that began a few weeks ago, according to Gen. Stephen Townsend, chief of Training and Doctrine Command.
More Army news:
Army places M113 upgrade plan on hold
The Army has postponed "indefinitely" its plan to upgrade the M113 armored personnel carrier for echelons above brigade -- an approach billed as an interim solution to the mobility and survivability limitations of the Vietnam-era vehicle.
The Navy's ship-to-shore connector program might get a second shipbuilder:
Navy not ruling out a second SSC builder if procurement rises
The Navy's ship-to-shore connector program could see a second shipbuilder added if Congress were to increase the Navy's procurement request to 10 vessels per year.
The White House shouldn't be giving China increased access to dual-use technologies, according to a group of senators:
Senators urge White House to protect U.S. military technologies from China
A bipartisan group of senators is urging White House trade negotiators to refrain from actions that could grant China increased access to critical U.S. military technologies or undermine enforcement actions against Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp., according to a May 22 letter.