The April 9, 2021 memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin directs "several immediate actions and the establishment of the Countering Extremism Working Group (CEWG) as we continue to address this issue proactively."
Documents
April 09, 2021
On April 8, 2021 the Space Force announced the organizational design for Space Systems Command it has been developing over the last year.
The March 31, 2021 document "prescribes policies governing the Army's management of requirements, priorities and authorizations of Department of Defense military munitions (commonly referred to as ammunition and explosives) and the management of the Total Ammunition Management Information System."
The April 7, 2021 Defense Department reprogramming memo transfers $2.3 billion in drug interdiction funding among various accounts.
On April 9, 2021 the White House Office of Management and Budget released details of President Biden's fiscal year 2022 budget, which includes $715 for defense. Also includes an OMB statement.
April 08, 2021
On April 8, 2021 the office of the director of national intelligence released the National Intelligence Council's "Global Trends 2040" report.
The April 5, 2021 Defense Department inspector general's report determines "whether the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) billed its customers in accordance with established customer support agreements, and . . . the impact of any identified erroneous billings to the U.S. Army CECOM and its customers."
April 07, 2021
The April 7, 2021 Congressional Budget Office cost estimate of legislation that would repeal the law that "authorized the president to use the armed forces to defend the United States against the threat posed by Iraq and to enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq . . . estimates that repealing the authorizing legislation would not affect spending to support current military operations in Iraq; thus enacting the bill would not affect the federal budget."
On April 1, 2021, the Defense Department issued two new resources for contracting officials, around the identification of controlled unclassified information and how it should be identified on government documents. One is a "Quick Reference Guide" brochure, which outlines categories of CUI and examples of how it should be marked in DOD documents. The other is a slide deck on CUI that goes into more depth on its CUI website.
April 06, 2021
On April 6, 2021 the Army -- prior to an advance planning briefing set for later in the month -- released information on potential contracting opportunities focusing on fiscal years 2022 to 2023.
APBI notice
APBI 2021 Schedule
Day 1.2 - ACC APG Dierctor
On April 6, 2021 Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL), Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Senate Foreign Relations Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and counterterrorism subcommittee Ranking Member Todd Young (R-IN) sent a letter to President Biden urging his administration to "reset its approach" to Iran following news that the United States may relinquish sanctions leverage over
In an April 5, 2021 notice, the Army announced it "intends to issue a Request for Prototype Proposals (RPP) for Combat Vehicle Robotics (CoVeR) Increment 3 (Inc 3) under the Ground Vehicle Systems (GVS) Other Transaction Agreement."
April 05, 2021
In an April 5, 2021 letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, more than a dozen lawmakers led by Reps. Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Rob Wittman (R-VA) say the current process by which combatant commanders seek additional forces needs increased scrutiny.
The April 1, 2021 Army briefing slides outline the goals of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Working Group.
The April 2, 2021 Congressional Research Service report discusses U.S. contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
April 02, 2021
The March 30, 2021 Congressional Research Service "In Focus" report discusses the Air Force's Light Attack Aircraft/Special Operations Command Armed Overwatch program.
In a March 31, 2021 amendment to a request for information, the Defense Information Systems Agency is looking to determine if an upcoming broadband contract should contain Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements and whether industry has capacity to achieve compliance with the Pentagon cyber program.
April 01, 2021
The April 1, 2021 Congressional Budget Office report "provides CBO's projections of the Army's costs to acquire tanks and other ground combat vehicles through 2050."
March 31, 2021
The March 31, 2021 Congressional Research Service report discusses issues for lawmakers regarding the Defense Department's use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
On March 12, 2021 the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center issued answers to questions regarding the Data Readiness Artificial Intelligence Development (DRAID) Blanket Purchase Agreement. Also includes the original notice as well as a performance work statement.