Saturday, April 20, 2024
Saturday, April 20, 2024
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has coverage of the Defense News conference plus SpaceX's challenge of the Air Force's Launch Services Agreement award decision, DOD funding for the president's proposed border wall and more.
Vice Adm. Stuart Munsch, the deputy chief of naval operations for operations, plans and strategy, told attendees today at the Defense News conference the service is currently working to stand up a new warfighting directorate:
Navy to officially stand up new warfighting directorate in October
The Navy in October will officially establish its new warfighting directorate within the office of the chief of naval operations.
More from today's Defense News conference:
Pentagon delays work on space-based neutral particle beam 'indefinitely'
The Defense Department is delaying work on a space-based neutral particle beam "indefinitely," just months after revealing its plans to pursue the project, as DOD's research chief says the technology is not mature enough.
SpaceX's challenge of the Air Force's Launch Services Agreement award decision didn't go well with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims:
Federal Claims Court dismisses SpaceX LSA challenge on lack of jurisdiction
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has dismissed SpaceX's challenge of the Air Force's Launch Services Agreement award decision, finding the company's complaint does not fall within its jurisdiction and directing the case to be transferred to a California District Court.
Document: Federal Claims Court's decision on SpaceX LSA challenge
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has told lawmakers how much money the Pentagon will shift to fund President Trump's proposed border wall:
Esper will defer $3.6B in military construction projects to build border wall
Defense Secretary Mark Esper will order the Pentagon to defer military construction projects so $3.6 billion can be diverted to build barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a letter he sent Tuesday to the House Armed Services Committee.
The Air Force is still figuring out what its next steps will be for the Robotic Pilot Unmanned Conversion program:
ROBOpilot mishap leaves fate of future testing uncertain
An investigation into a mishap last month will determine whether the Air Force Research Lab will continue with planned testing of the Robotic Pilot Unmanned Conversion program -- a system that transitions a general aircraft into an autonomous, unmanned aerial vehicle.
A new Government Accountability Office report on DOD's business reform efforts is out:
GAO: Pentagon claims it cut $18.4B in waste, but can't prove it
The Defense Department says its ongoing reform efforts have saved or are expected to save $18.4 billion between fiscal years 2017 and 2020, but the Government Accountability Office says DOD can't prove it.
Document: GAO report on DOD's business reform efforts and plan