Friday, May 10, 2024
Friday, May 10, 2024
BRAC, cloud computing, the 2017 AFA convention and more highlight this Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest.
Don't expect a new BRAC round anytime soon:
Despite progress on BRAC debate, authorization still evades the Pentagon
This year's defense policy bill is unlikely to include authorization for a new base realignment and closure round, after leaders on the Senate Armed Services Committee dropped an expected push for such a provision.
Cloud computing is getting more attention from senior DOD leaders:
Shanahan sets up senior-level steering group to accelerate cloud computing acquisition
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has tasked a group of senior leaders from Defense Department innovation organizations with developing a plan to accelerate DOD's acquisition of cloud computing technologies.
Document: Shanahan memo on cloud computing
Coverage from this year's AFA convention:
AFSOC's Ghostrider to declare IOC this month
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The AC-130J Ghostrider program will reach initial operational capability this month and will enter combat in about two years, according to the head of Air Force Special Operations Command.
DOD eyeing 2018 to set assumptions, scenarios for 2019 mobility capability study
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The Defense Department is laying the groundwork to begin a sweeping new mobility requirements study in 2019, an assessment that will revise the requirement for the total number of aerial refueling tankers, cargo aircraft and supply ships the U.S. military requires to support the defense strategy commissioned by the Trump administration and expected to be complete later this year.
RCO director offers insight into B-21 development risk
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The director of the Air Force's stealthy, next-generation bomber program indicated this week the effort may soon be entering a riskier phase of development involving technology integration.
News from this week's Inside the Navy:
Accelerating Super Hornet transition to Navy reserve will cost $2.3 billion
Accelerating the transition of 31 Super Hornet aircraft to the Navy reserve combat air fleet over two years would cost $2.3 billion, according to a report viewed by Inside the Navy.
Lockheed Martin expects MH-60 AOEW model award by end of month
Lockheed Martin anticipates later this month the Navy will award it a contract to begin producing engineering development models of electronic warfare pods for the service's fleet of MH-60 Seahawk helicopters, according to a company executive.
News from this week's Inside the Army:
G-8: Continuing resolutions 'absolutely' harm Army priorities
As the Defense Department braces for another continuing resolution, the Army's deputy chief of staff for programs says the stopgap funding measure's harm should not be downplayed.
Army seeking prototypes for Remote Reconnaissance Vehicle Project
The Army is pursuing a prototype project to examine an amphibious, robotic, all-terrain vehicle capability, according to a Sept. 11 request for proposals released on Federal Business Opportunities.
Army cyber branch promotes comprehensive approach
The Army is increasingly focused on employing its networks and cyber capabilities as warfighting tools, according to two service officials.
CR predicted to postpone FY-18 IFPC Increment 2-Intercept efforts
The Army's fiscal year 2018 plans to pursue a mobile ground system to defeat unmanned aircraft systems, cruise missiles, rockets, artillery and mortars face delays in the event of a six-month continuing resolution.
AROC approves AOA guidance for Heavy Equipment Transporter Systems
Army senior leaders have identified a deficiency in the service's ability to transport its tanks and potentially other large platforms, and authorized a search for solutions.
News from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:
Senate-passed defense bill mandates studies on 'blockchain,' critical infrastructure cyber risks
The Senate version of the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill contains nearly 15 amendments addressing a range of cyber issues including the use of "blockchain" technology, cyber workforce development, and critical infrastructure sector cybersecurity, in addition to a landmark cyber strategy and federal IT modernization measures.