On March 5, 2021 the White House Office of Management and Budget issued a memo "to transform the payment integrity compliance framework and create a more comprehensive and meaningful set of requirements to allow agencies to spend less time complying with low-value activities and more time researching the underlying causes of improper payments, balancing payment integrity risks and controls, and building the capacity to help prevent future improper payments."
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March 08, 2021
March 05, 2021
On March 5, 2021 the Missile Defense Agency issued a request for information for the Command and Control, Battle Management and Communication capability.
On March 2, 2021 the Army's program manager for maneuver combat systems issued a program schedule for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle.
On Feb. 25, 2021 the Army's program manager for maneuver combat systems issued a special license requirements document for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program.
In a March 4, 2021 memo, acting Office of Management and Budget Director Robert Fairweather outlines the process by which federal departments should submit their legislative proposals.
March 04, 2021
In a March 4, 2021 department-wide memo, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin pledges the Pentagon would modernize the military "at a speed and scale that matches a dynamic threat landscape," while also divesting "legacy systems and programs that no longer meet our security needs."
The March 1, 2021 Navy Board of Inspection and Survey's annual report states that declines in surface ship and submarine readiness over the past three years have driven the overall fleet's downward trend.
The March 4, 2021 Government Accountability Office report recommends "ensuring the CH-53K schedule is reliable and limiting the number of helicopters purchased until testing is done."
The March 4, 2021 Government Accountability Office report finds that the Defense Department "does not have a complete picture of the services' prepositioning programs."
On March 4, 2021 Colin Kahl testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to become under secretary of defense for policy.
In a March 2, 2021 notice, the Air Force announces a virtual industry day for the Advanced Battle Management System program.
March 03, 2021
On March 3, 2021 the White House released the Interim National Security Strategic Guidance, which conveys "President Biden's vision for how America will engage with the world, and to provide guidance for departments and agencies to align their actions as the Administration begins work on a National Security Strategy."
In a March 2, 2021 letter to President Biden, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) urge the Biden administration to restore U.S. global nuclear nonproliferation leadership.
In a Feb. 22, 2021 decision, the Government Accountability Office denies Anduril Industries' complaint against the Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System program, arguing the agency lacks jurisdiction over the protest because the award in question is worth less than $25 million.
In a Feb. 22, 2021 decision, the Government Accountability Office denies Anduril Industries' complaint against the Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System program, arguing the agency lacks jurisdiction over the protest because the award in question is worth less than $25 million.
On March 3, 2021 the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Rules and Administration committees held a joint hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Includes the prepared testimony of acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security Robert Salesses; Army Maj.
March 02, 2021
The March 2021 report from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command detials the organization's investment plan for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative during fiscal years 2022 and 2023-2027.
On March 2, 2021 the Government Accountability Office issued the 2021 High-Risk List, a list of programs and operations that are "high risk" due to their vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement, or that need transformation.
The redacted Feb. 26, 2021 Defense Department inspector general's report finds that "for 14 of the 30 [Defense Contract Audit Agency] audit reports we evaluated, we determined that [Defense Contract Management Agency] contracting officers did not comply with the [federal acquisition regulations] when they settled DCAA audit reports associated with two of the largest DOD contractors."
On March 2, 2021 the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on global security challenges and strategy. Includes the opening statements of committee Chairman Jack Reed (D-RI) and Ranking Member Jim Inhofe (R-OK) as well as the prepared testimony of Thomas Wright from the Brookings Institution and retired Army Lt. Gen.