Thursday, April 25, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
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This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Navy reorganizing its acquisition office, Trident missiles, hypersonic weapons, the Air Force's Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program and more.
The Navy is reorganizing its acquisition office:
Geurts: Multiple structural changes to Navy acquisition offices to take effect today
The Navy is restructuring several high-level acquisition directorates alongside the recent establishment of a new senior civilian position for sustainment, according to a memo obtained by Inside Defense.
Document: Navy memo on acquisition office reorganization
The end of the fiscal year yesterday saw the Defense Department issue a slew of contract awards, including ones for submarine-launched Trident missiles and Hypersonic weapons:
Navy awards Lockheed Martin contract modification worth up to $1.2 billion for Trident missile
The Navy yesterday announced a contract modification to Lockheed Martin worth up to $1.2 billion for production of submarine-launched ballistic missiles for the United States and United Kingdom.
Army taps General Atomics to support flight tests of Long Range Hypersonic Weapon
In the latest move to field an industry team to support efforts to rapidly prototype a ground-launched hypersonic glide vehicle, the Army has selected General Atomics to support flight test execution of the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon.
Inside Defense interviewed the Navy's new chief information officer this week:
New Navy CIO says industry must help Pentagon police subcontractors' cybersecurity
The Navy's new chief information officer says one of his top priorities will be ensuring prime contractors help the Pentagon hold subcontractors accountable for cybersecurity.
More cyber news from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:
SBA warns of contractor shortages from Pentagon's cyber certification plan
The Small Business Administration's advocacy office is urging the Defense Department to subject its draft cybersecurity certification program to a formal notice-and-comment rulemaking process, warning the complexity and costs of the plan could undermine the Pentagon's contracting goals.
The Air Force's Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program will be getting more money:
Lawmakers approve $160M Next-Gen OPIR reprogramming request
Congress has approved the Air Force's request to reprogram $160 million to support the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program's accelerated schedule, which aims to deliver an initial satellite by 2025.