Thursday, April 18, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
An Army RFP for the Mobile Protected Firepower program plus coverage of the Senate mark of the FY-18 defense spending bill highlight this pre-Thanksgiving INSIDER Daily Digest.
The RFP for the Army's Mobile Protected Firepower program is out:
Army issues request for proposals for Mobile Protected Firepower
The Army has finalized its requirements for a new vehicle to bolster its infantry brigade combat teams, issuing a long-awaited request for proposals for the Mobile Protected Firepower program.
Document: Army's Mobile Protected Firepower RFP
Coverage of the Senate chairman's mark of the FY-18 defense appropriations bill:
Lawmakers to DOD: Consider Army-run acquisition if JSTARS strategy changes
Senate appropriators are pushing the Air Force to recapitalize its legacy E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System with a new aircraft, and suggest the Army be considered to run an alternative JSTARS follow-on acquisition if the Air Force changes its current plan to replace the platform.
Senate appropriators direct Navy, Air Force to stick to F-35 procurement plans
Concerned that the Navy and Air Force are deferring F-35 ramp-up plans to future years due to budget constraints, Senate appropriators are recommending boosts to the services' Joint Strike Fighter procurement accounts and are encouraging the two services to procure the jets at higher rates.
Senate appropriators bust defense spending caps by $32B
The Senate Appropriations Committee today released a defense spending bill that surpasses statutory budget caps by more than $32 billion.
Lawmakers want the Pentagon to expand the use of other transaction authority:
Congress pushes DOD to expand use of 'other transaction' agreements
The latest defense policy bill pushes the Defense Department to expand the use of other transaction authority by doubling the thresholds of approval for entering into such agreements and requiring DOD to establish a preference for using other transactions and experimental authority for prototyping programs.
Happy Thanksgiving! The next INSIDER Daily Digest will be posted Monday, Nov. 27.