Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on a recent Army cruise missile defense intercept test, a Senate hearing that touched on Indo-Pacific security and more.
The Army recently conducted a cruise missile defense intercept test:
IBCS coordinates cruise missile intercepts in key follow-on operational test
The Army notched a key milestone in its air and missile defense modernization push last week when soldiers successfully intercepted two maneuvering cruise missiles using the Integrated Battle Command System, or IBCS, in a contested environment, according to the service.
The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing this week on the nomination of John Noh to be assistant defense secretary for Indo-Pacific security affairs:
Lawmakers, experts call White House's Taiwan aid policies 'dangerous, destabilizing'
Lawmakers and national security experts expressed concerns Tuesday over the Trump administration's alleged withholding of military aid to Taiwan, amidst fears of a potential Chinese invasion in the coming years.
Lawmakers question nominee for Indo-Pacific security affairs on National Defense Strategy, AUKUS
Lawmakers this week expressed concerns over a potential shift in the prioritization of countering China in the impending National Defense Strategy, which has yet to be released, and raised worries on the implications of the AUKUS review, which was confirmed today to be released this fall.
Document: Senate hearing on Noh, Young, Lane, Beck nominations
The Justice Department has reached a settlement with a defense contractor over the allegedly failed implementation of cybersecurity standards:
Georgia Tech agrees to DOJ settlement over alleged failure of implementing defense cyber standards
The Georgia Tech Research Corp. and the Justice Department have reached an $875,000 settlement to resolve False Claims Act violations, where the defense contractor allegedly submitted a falsified cyber assessment and failed to implement cybersecurity requirements mandated by the Defense Department.
With work ongoing in the Commerce Committee, the full Senate is not positioned to incorporate the SHIPS legislation into its version of the fiscal year 2026 defense policy bill:
SHIPS Act hung up in Senate Commerce Committee, lawmakers say
The bipartisan SHIPS for America Act is working its way through the Senate Commerce Committee, which will require more time to work on the legislation before it can be advanced towards passage, lawmakers said this week.