On Dec. 3, 2020 the Army released a request for information for its Joint Tactical Autonomous Aerial Supply System robotic and automated capabilities concept of operations.
Documents
December 04, 2020
On Nov. 24, 2020 the Army's Program Executive Office-Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors held its second monthly ALT Industry Day forum.
In a Dec. 3, 2020 executive order, President Trump promotes "the use of trustworthy artificial intelligence in the federal government."
December 03, 2020
On Dec. 3, 2020 House and Senate conferees released their fiscal year 2021 defense authorization conference report and Joint Explanatory Statement. Also includes summaries from the House and Senate Armed Services committees.
The Dec. 1, 2020 report by the National Commission on Military Aviation Safety studied mishap rates and causes and proposes options for improving safety.
December 02, 2020
In a Nov. 30, 2020 report, the bipartisan Congressional Oversight Commission established to review COVID-19 stimulus spending wants Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord to testify about the Defense Department's support for a $700 million loan to a financially troubled trucking company.
December 01, 2020
In a Nov. 30, 2020 letter to Congress, the White House shares "additional views regarding the Senate's versions of the appropriations bills that the Appropriations Committee released on November 10, 2020."
In a Nov. 30, 2020 statement of administration policy to Congress, the White House shares "additional views regarding the Senate's versions of the appropriations bills that the Appropriations Committee released on November 10, 2020."
The Dec. 1, 2020 Congressional Budget Office document analyzes the cost of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee's fiscal year 2021 intelligence authorization bill.
November 30, 2020
In a Nov. 25, 2020 memo, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought tells the leadership of the House and Senate appropriations committees and the panels' defense subcommittees that the administration supports procurement of a second Virginia-class submarine this fiscal year.
The Nov. 27, 2020 Defense Department instruction "establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the DOD response to U.S. nuclear weapon and radiological material incidents in DOD custody."
November 25, 2020
The Nov. 23, 2020 Defense Department instruction "establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for . . . periodically reviewing waveforms as they mature to evaluate the capabilities’ interoperability, security, reusability, exportability, and operational value for DOD use."
On Nov. 25, 2020 the Lead Inspector General for East Africa And North And West Africa Counterterrorism Operations submitted its quarterly report to Congress for the period covering July 1, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020.
November 24, 2020
In a Nov. 24, 2020 memo, Air Force acquisition executive Will Roper calls for transitioning the experimental Advanced Battle Management System program to a "demonstration-deployment phase" and designates the service's Rapid Capabilities Office as the "integrating" program executive office to buy and field new technologies.
The Nov. 16, 2020 Army directive requires the service's major organizations within its modernization enterprise to align policies and processes to reflect Army Futures Command's approach toward modernization.
The Nov. 24, 2020 Government Accountability Office report discusses U.S. development of fifth-generation wireless technologies.
November 23, 2020
In a Nov. 23, 2020 letter to President-elect Biden, Government Services Administration chief Emily Murphy said she had made an official "ascertainment" that Biden is the winner of the presidential election and will "make certain post-election resources and services available to assist in the event of a presidential transition."
The Nov. 9, 2020 Naval Postgraduate School document discusses a Warfare Innovation Continuum workshop that took place in September 2020 on "Resurrecting War Plan Blue," which " tasked participants to apply emerging technologies to shape the way we fight in a 2035 global conflict."
On Nov. 19, 2020 the Space Force held a conference on Space Fence operations and maintenance.
Briefing Slides (marked "for official use only")
Conference Audio (ZIP file)
The Nov. 23, 2020 Energy Department inspector general's report discusses fiscal year 2021 management challenges at DOE, including the National Nuclear Security Administration's plutonium pit production.