On May 28, 2021 the Defense Department released its fiscal year 2022 Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure Program budget justification books.
Documents
May 28, 2021
On May 28, 2021 the Defense Department released its fiscal year 2022 revolving and management fund budget justification books.
Revolving and Management Fund (RF-1)
- Direct War and Enduring Costs
May 27, 2021
On May 27, 2021 the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee held a hearing on tactical wheeled vehicles.
The May 27, 2021 Defense Department inspector general's report determined "whether the Air Force adhered to DOD and Air Force systems engineering processes during the design and development of the KC-46A aerial refueling boom."
On May 27, 2021 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testified before the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.
On May 27, 2021 the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the nominations of Christopher Maier to be assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict; Deborah Rosenblum to be assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical and biological defense programs; Jill Hruby to be head of the National Nuclear Security Administration; and Frank Rose to be principal deputy administrator of NNSA.
Maier Prepared Testimony
May 26, 2021
On May 26, 2021 the Senate Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee held a hearing on the Space Force and military space programs. Includes the prepared joint testimony of Vice Chief Of Space Operations Gen. David Thompson and acting Air Force acquisition chief Darlene Costello as well as acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Hill.
On May 26, 2021 the House Appropriations defense subcommittee held a hearing on the services' defense environmental restoration accounts.
The May 26, 2021 Government Accountability Office report finds that "collecting additional information could help [the Defense Department] address delays in obtaining cost or pricing data."
In a May 25, 2021 letter, dozens of technology companies tell President Biden the government needs to do more to prioritize commercial buying.
May 25, 2021
The May 25, 2021 Government Accountability Office report "addresses (1) the extent of appropriations that were cancelled in fiscal years 2009 through 2019 and how the rate of cancelled appropriations and other characteristics differ across agencies, (2) factors that contribute to the level of cancelled appropriations in selected accounts at agencies, and (3) efforts selected agencies make to prevent the cancellation of funds."
On May 25, 2021 the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing to consider the nominations of Susanna Blume to be the director of cost assessment and program evaluation, Heidi Shyu to be under secretary of defense for research and engineering, and Frank Kendall to be Air Force secretary.
Blume's answers to advance policy questions
Blume's prepared testimony
On May 25, 2021 the Defense Department issued a proposed rule that includes "administrative updates and clarifications to PSCs performing duties while under contract to DOD in support of a contingency operations, humanitarian or peace operations, or other military operations or exercises."
May 24, 2021
The May 24, 2021 Congressional Budget Office report "estimates that plans for U.S. nuclear forces, as described in the fiscal year 2021 budget and supporting documents, would cost $634 billion over the 2021–2030 period, $140 billion more than CBO's 2019 estimate for the 2019–2028 period."
The May 24, 2021 Defense Department inspector general's report determines "whether the DOD awarded Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to sustain or increase the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) in accordance with Federal regulations and Defense Production Act (DPA) authorities."
In a May 24, 2021 notice, the Army announces it "intends to issue Task Request (TR) 18 for the Prototyping of an Adaptive and Collaborative Approach to support future DOD Vehicle Protection Systems (VPS) to National Advanced Mobility Consortium (NAMC) under the Ground Vehicle Systems (GVS) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA)."
May 21, 2021
The May 21, 2021 Defense Department inspector general's report determines "whether the readiness of the U.S. Navy's P-8A Poseidon fleet met the anti-submarine warfare requirements of the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM)."
On May 21, 2021 the Army announced the issuance of a draft environmental impact statement that "analyzes the potential environmental effects resulting from modernization of training activities and improvement of training facilities at the National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin, California."
Draft EIS (30MB)
The May 21, 2021 Defense Department directive clarifies "government ethics responsibilities for the DOD Federal Advisory Committee Management Program."
The May 21, 2021 Defense Department directive clarifies "government ethics responsibilities for the DOD Federal Advisory Committee Management Program."