This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on a GAO report that discusses military aid to Ukraine, plus coverage of missile defense radars and more.
A new Government Accountability Office report recommends "U.S. agencies should improve tracking of authorized U.S.-origin defense article transfers requested by foreign donors" for Ukraine:
Watchdog: DOD and State need to improve oversight of foreign weapons transfers to Ukraine
The Pentagon and State Department need to do a better job of tracking foreign transfers of U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
Document: GAO report on military aid to Ukraine
Speaking Tuesday at the TechNet Conference in Augusta, GA, Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Command-and-Control Programs (G-6) Lt. Gen. John Morrison said brigades will not have the time to do "heavy analytics to try and figure out what the enemy is doing" during large-scale maneuver warfare:
G-6: Army brigades should focus on maneuvering and fighting, not data analytics
The Army wants its brigades to focus on maneuvering and fighting while divisions will analyze data as the service fields new network and mission command systems, according to the deputy chief of staff.
The Missile Defense Agency recently issued a request for information stating it is "conducting market research to determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency’s future production requirements for the Missile Defense System (MDS) Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance and Control Model 2 (AN/TPY-2) radar exist":
MDA asks for production contractor for key ballistic missile warning radar
Contractors are being asked if they can produce one of the key ballistic missile warning radars for the Missile Defense Agency, a program that is being given a significant boost in the agency's fiscal year 2025 budget.
Here's the latest on the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program:
Pentagon considers alternative approaches to establishing CMMC requirements in contracts
The Defense Department's proposed rule for acquisition purposes proposes alternative approaches to implement its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, while explaining why the Pentagon is moving forward with its preferred option.
Senate appropriators, in a report accompanying their version of the fiscal year 2025 defense spending bill, pointed to reviews from the Defense Department inspector general and the Government Accountability Office that reveal shortfalls in government systems used to track contracts and grants, impeding oversight into DOD-funded research activities that "could benefit Chinese defense entities":
Lawmakers want DOD to show its work on blocking R&D contracts to Chinese entities
The Senate Appropriations Committee wants to know what actions the Pentagon has taken to mitigate concerns that U.S. defense research and development funding is being exploited by China.