In a series of April 23, 2021 letters, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) invite the CEOs of Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Raytheon to testify at a May 12, 2021 hearing about waste, fraud, cost overruns and auditing the Pentagon.
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May 12, 2021
On May 12, 2021 the Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on "Waste, Fraud, Cost Overruns, and Auditing at the Pentagon." Includes the prepared testimony of Lawrence Korb from the Center for American Progress, William Hartung from the Center for International Policy, Mandy Smithberger from the Project on Government Oversight,
On May 12, 2021 the Army announced it will divest all Stryker Mobile Gun Systems by the end of fiscal year 2022.
On May 12, 2021 the Senate Armed Services personnel subcommittee held a hearing on Defense Department military and civilian personnel programs. Includes the prepared testimony of Space Force Chief Human Capital Officer Patricia Mulcahy; Marine Corps Deputy Commandment for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Lt. Gen. David Ottignon; Air Force Deputy Chief Of Staff For Manpower, Personnel and Services Lt. Gen.
May 11, 2021
The May 2021 Naval Sea Systems Command document "supports NAVSEA's three mission priorities through our five strategic goals and a set of foundational values."
On May 11, 2021 the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the nominations of Michael McCord to be Pentagon comptroller and Ronald Moultrie to be under secretary of defense for intelligence and security.
In a May 5, 2021 memo, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks calls on Defense Department leaders to "ensure all DOD data is visible, accessible, understandable, linked, trustworthy, interoperable, and secure."
The May 11, 2021 Defense Department inspector general's report finds that DOD "did not comply with all [Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019] requirements in its [fiscal year] 2020 reporting of improper payments."
May 10, 2021
The May 10, 2021 Government Accountability Office report on positioning, navigation and timing "discusses (1) how DOD plans to meet future PNT needs and the capabilities and limitations of alternative PNT technologies, (2) how alternative PNT technologies integrate with one another and with current PNT capabilities, and (3) policy options that may help address challenges with the development and integration of alternative PNT technologies."
The May 7, 2021 Defense Department instruction "establishes policy to develop, implement, and expand the application of innovative practices, processes, and technology for: Sustaining materiel readiness across the life-cycle of DOD systems. Improving industrial base operations."
On May 10, 2021 the Army announced an industry day at Ft. Rucker, AL for the service's aviation programs.
May 07, 2021
On May 7, 2021 senior Air Force and Space Force leaders released the prepared testimony they will use at congressional hearings on their services' fiscal year 2022 budget requests.
The March 10, 2021 document "defines airpower as the ability to project military power through control and exploitation in, from and through the air."
On May 7, 2021 the Missile Defense Agency released the final environmental impact statement for the Long Range Discrimination Radar system.
MDA's LRDR final EIS (82MB)
On May 7, 2021 the Defense Department inspector general released a "summary assessment on the system of quality control of the Air Force Audit Agency (AFAA) for the 3-year period ended December 31, 2019."
On May 5, 2021 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed a memorandum directing a further optimization of the organization of assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict. Also includes a related DOD directive.
May 06, 2021
On May 6, 2021 the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee held a hearing on "Ship and Submarine Maintenance: Sustainment Considerations for a Changing Fleet." Includes the joint prepared testimony of Vice Adm. William Galinis, head of Naval Sea Systems Command; Rear Adm. (Upper Half) Eric Ver Hage, director of surface ship maintenance and modernization at NAVSEA; and Rear Adm.
The May 6, 2021 Government Accountability Office report finds that the office of the under secretary of defense for intelligence and security "hasn't set clear expectations for its oversight mission."
The May 6, 2021 Space Force document "describes an aspirational Vision of what it means to be a Digital Service, including introducing and defining key concepts forming the foundation of our collective digital fluency."
May 05, 2021
On May 5, 2021 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed a memorandum directing a further optimization of the organization of assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict.