Thursday, April 18, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the defense budget topline, Army procurement spending and more.
The House Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal year 2022 defense policy bill's topline will match the one passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee earlier this summer:
House panel lifts defense policy bill topline by $25B
The House Armed Services Committee voted 42-17 to authorize an additional $25 billion in total defense spending above the president's request for fiscal year 2022, aligning it with a version Senate lawmakers passed last month and setting the stage for congressional appropriators to possibly do the same when a final, bipartisan spending deal is hammered out in the coming months.
More on the House bill, which the committee passed early this morning:
New 'Buy American' provision added to defense policy bill
Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) was successful in adding a "Buy American" amendment last night to the House Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal year 2022 defense authorization bill that would require the Pentagon to begin procuring more materials for major defense acquisition programs from domestic sources.
House panel boosts Army procurement budget
Several Army programs would see higher authorized funding under an amendment approved by the House Armed Services Committee that authorized a $25 billion increase in defense spending over the president's fiscal year 2022 budget request.
More Army news:
Army leaders discuss future force structure for artillery, air defense
Air defense and field artillery units will expand and shift to higher echelons as both become more prominent within military strategy, Army officials said Aug. 31 at the service's Fires Conference at Ft. Sill, OK.
The Pentagon's No. 2 civilian spoke this week at the 30th Annual Pennsylvania Showcase on Commerce:
Hicks: DOD will take 'meaningful action' to reduce barriers for small businesses
The Pentagon is working with the White House and Small Business Administration to streamline the process for small businesses to enter the federal contracting process, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said Wednesday.
Last but certainly not least, the latest from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity on the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program:
CMMC accreditation body clarifies details of approval process for assessment organizations
The accreditation body behind the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program has established new processes to speed the authorization of assessment organizations that want to become part of the CMMC ecosystem.