Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on a major defense acquisition reform initiative announced late last week, plus an Army next-generation network prototype system and more.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth late last week announced a major acquisition reform initiative:
Hegseth warns defense companies to get on board with major acquisition transformation
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in an address at the National War College that directed an ambitious overhaul of the Pentagon's infamously bureaucratic acquisition system, told senior executives from the world's largest defense companies that they will "fade away" if they do not move faster, deliver at greater scale and "assume risk."
Document: DOD's acquisition transformation strategy
Document: DOD memo on joint requirements reform
Document: DOD memo on arms transfer and security cooperation enterprise
The Ivy Sting event series is designed to progressively add elements and test out the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control prototype:
Ivy Sting series grows NGC2 complexity
As the 4th Infantry Division gears its next-generation network prototype toward validation testing at Project Convergence Capstone 6 next summer, it's quickly turning up the complexity through the Army's Ivy Sting event series, senior leaders told reporters last week.
The new Theater Information Advantage Detachment (TIAD), based at Ft. Shafter, HI, folds civil affairs, cyber, electronic warfare, information operations, intelligence, psychological operations and public affairs into a single 65-soldier team:
Army looks to dominate Pacific information space with first-of-its kind detachment
The Army today turned on its first-ever detachment dedicated to shaping the narrative in the Indo-Pacific region.
The latest cyber defense news from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:
National Defense ISAC publishes guide on using virtual desktops to support reaching compliance with CMMC requirements
The National Defense Information Sharing and Analysis Center has released a guide to help contractors meet requirements for the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program by using virtual desktop infrastructure.
Former cyber officials highlight evolving challenges at CISA, ongoing policy discussions in new essay collection
A project focused on security and tech policy has released a six-volume essay collection reviewing the current state of play at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and its future, with sections from former CISA officials Jeff Greene and David Mussington and other cyber luminaries.