Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Pentagon's security clearance backlog, the Navy's acquisition restructuring effort, an interview with a senior Leidos executive and more.
The Pentagon has vastly decreased the security clearance backlog:
Security agency aims to speed up background investigations as backlog drops
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency has continued to put a dent in the background investigations backlog, as the case inventory is nearing the point at which federal officials believe they should start to achieve "timeliness" goals for completing investigations.
Document: NISSPAC meeting briefing slides
William Bray, the Navy's senior civilian for research, development, test and evaluation, spoke with reporters earlier today on the sidelines of an American Society of Naval Engineers conference:
Navy acquisition restructuring aims to give Geurts 'holistic' view of enterprise
The recent changes to the Navy's acquisition directorates aim to give the acquisition executive a "holistic" view of the service's research and development, sustainment and programmatic enterprises, according to a senior Navy official.
Inside Defense recently chatted with the head of Leidos' intelligence group:
Leidos executive says reorganization has helped company restore growth to intelligence group
Leidos' intelligence group, split from its defense group early this year, is now seeing growth and finding new ways to incorporate technology, according to its chief.
Some missile defense news from yesterday, in case you missed it:
Industry offering alternative interceptor concepts to improve GMD in tandem with NGI
U.S. missile defense contractors are pitching ideas for improving the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system with alternative interceptor concepts in a gambit to provide near-term upgrades should the Pentagon proceed with the technically ambitious Next-Generation Interceptor program that could take a decade or more to field.
Also in case you missed it, here's some recent news from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:
Senators cite China threat to 5G in bipartisan call for White House coordinator
A bipartisan group of senators is pressing new White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien to establish a telecommunications security coordinator, citing concerns about China and the development of next-generation 5G networks and arguing federal efforts lack a "coherent national strategy."