Thursday, April 18, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on a proposed continuing resolution for funding U.S. aid to Ukraine, the Pentagon's small business grant programs and more.
A new continuing resolution proposal for funding U.S. aid to Ukraine is out:
White House seeks $13.7B for Ukraine in new CR proposal
The White House is asking Congress to pass a stopgap continuing resolution before the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1 that would provide $13.7 billion in emergency military aid to Ukraine, including more than $7 billion to help replenish U.S. weapons that have been transferred there, according to a proposal from the Office of Management and Budget.
The latest on the Pentagon's troubled small business grant programs:
With expiration looming, DOD braces for potential SBIR program lapse
Defense Department officials are bracing themselves for a potential lapse in small business grant programs -- a key pillar of the military's broader innovation environment -- as lawmakers work to hammer out a deal ahead of a looming deadline.
Repair Technology Exercise -- or REPTX -- was the Navy's first fleet experimentation event focused on sustainment and maintenance capabilities:
Navy testing technology on decommissioned destroyer to help keep ships at sea
The Navy is testing out innovative technologies from industry and academia to improve the service's approach to maintenance and potentially help sailors conduct repairs at sea.
The Army is working to bolster its network and communication capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region:
The next big test for the Army network: taming the Pacific
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD -- When given the opportunity at think tanks, multinational conferences or congressional hearings, Army leaders consistently emphasize the service's ability to provide command-and-control capabilities in the Indo-Pacific as part of the joint force's effort to counter China's influence in the region.
An in-the-works proposal for defense contractor inflation relief, backed by the Aerospace Industries Association, National Defense Industrial Association and Professional Services Council, was discussed at an Aug. 26 meeting with Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Bill LaPlante:
Pentagon mulls inflation initiative after defense industry meeting
Senior Pentagon officials are considering an inflation relief proposal made by key defense industry associations that would have Congress expand military funding and allow alterations to fixed-price contracts that could help companies battered by surging prices.
What's next for the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit now that its longtime leader is leaving? Inside Defense has the story:
DIU poised to chart new course as Brown exits
The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit will be left to chart a new course following the departure of the outfit's longest-serving leader this week.