The INSIDER daily digest -- Oct. 9, 2024

This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Army's latest tactical wheeled vehicle report to Congress, Navy artificial intelligence, the space Force's Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared system and more.

A new Army report "outlines the strategy for a Tactical Wheeled Vehicle (TWV) Program as requested by Congress in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) National Defense Authorization Act":

Army plans to pour $6 billion into tactical wheeled vehicle program

The Army has laid out a five-year plan to spend upwards of $6 billion on its tactical wheeled vehicle fleet with the lion's share going toward light models, according to a report sent to Congress and obtained by Inside Defense.

Document: Army tactical wheeled vehicle strategy

Some Navy artificial intelligence news:

Navy integrating AI across force at tactical and operational levels, requirements and capabilities officer says

The Navy is progressing efforts to integrate artificial intelligence and other enabling technologies into its platforms and operations, according to a senior requirements and capabilities officer, who today said AI is a "critical enabler" increasingly being laced into systems across the force.

A new Defense Department inspector general's report "determine[s] whether the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) program management office (PMO) was effectively implementing software assurance (SwA) to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in system software":

IG recommends updating software assurance policies for Next Gen OPIR

The Defense Department needs to revise its guidelines for identifying and tracking software assurance risks for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared system, according to recommendations from the Pentagon's watchdog.

Document: DOD IG report on software assurance for Next-Gen OPIR

The latest on the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program:

Pentagon cyber chief McKeown: CMMC program rule is 'imminent' as pace to formal launch accelerates

The programmatic rule to formally launch the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is "imminent," according to Defense Department cyber chief David McKeown, who provided a rundown of where things stand with the rulemaking process and opportunities to help contractors reach compliance.

More CMMC news, in case you missed it yesterday:

CMMC study finds significant compliance gap with current DOD cyber standard and upcoming assessment regime

A recent study from security firm CyberSheath finds only 4% of defense contractors are fully prepared to meet upcoming security requirements under the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, based on a survey of defense industrial base stakeholders.