Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Pentagon's latest omnibus reprogramming request and more.
On June 30, Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord submitted a 64-page omnibus reprogramming request to Congress seeking permission to shift funds appropriated in fiscal years 2023, 2022 and 2018 to higher-priority programs in FY-23. Inside Defense obtained a copy of the document:
DOD seeks to shift $4B between accounts, prop up hypersonic program after 'failure' and more
The Pentagon is seeking congressional permission to shift $4 billion between budget accounts as part of an annual reallocation of funds the U.S. military has in hand, revealing a launch failure in the Defense Department's marquee hypersonic weapons project and proposals for eight new-start projects -- including a loitering missile system for the Army.
The Senate Armed Services Committee's fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill includes a provision that would establish a civilian position within the Pentagon tasked with overseeing AUKUS:
Lawmakers seek AUKUS oversight with defense policy bills
Lawmakers plan to shape the execution of the AUKUS security partnership between Australia, the U.K. and United States through legislative provisions within the defense policy bills currently working their way through Congress, with Senate authorizers aiming to stand up a new Pentagon position to coordinate the budding initiative and both chambers seeking greater oversight.
The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing this week to consider the nomination of Army Gen. Randy George to become the service's next chief of staff:
George signals electronic warfare training, industry partnerships as top priorities
Gen. Randy George told lawmakers Wednesday that continuing to integrate electronic warfare into training exercises, along with bolstering partnerships with industry, will be among his goals if confirmed as the Army's next chief of staff.
Document: George's answers to advance policy questions
Senate authorizers want the Air Force secretary to provide a report including a transfer plan that will identify any units, personnel, equipment and resources currently in the Air National Guard that will be transferred into the Space Force, along with an implementation timeline:
Lawmakers seek transfer plan for Air National Guard units to Space Force
The Senate Armed Services Committee, in its fiscal year 2024 defense policy bill, is asking for a transition plan to move Air National Guard units to the Space Force.
Our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity have coverage of the cyber portions of the Senate's FY-24 defense policy bill:
Senate authorizers' defense policy bill includes cyber incident info sharing provision
The Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill includes measures on cyber incident information sharing and implementing guidance on "memory-safe software programming."