In an April 18, 2019 internal reprogramming action, acting Pentagon Comptroller Elaine McCuscer authorizes the transfer of the Sharkseer Cybersecurity program from the National Security Agency to the Defense Information Systems Agency.
Documents
April 22, 2019
April 19, 2019
The April 18, 2019 Defense Department document "prescribes procedures for supporting DOD supply chain materiel management with logistics technology."
April 18, 2019
The April 8, 2019 briefing slides discuss the nascent stages of executing the Navy's $21 billion, 20-year shipyard optimization and recapitalization plan.
The April 16, 2019 Defense Department inspector general's report determined "whether DOD Components incorporated operational contract support (OCS) training into workforce development for military and DOD civilian personnel."
April 17, 2019
In an April 8, 2019 letter to acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan, six senators write they are "extraordinary distressed" about the Pentagon's border security mission and its potential to damage military readiness.
The April 17, 2019 document aims to shift the service's internal narrative on scientific and technical innovation to "an Air Force that dominates time, space, and complexity in future conflict across all operating domains to project power and defend the homeland."
In an April 16, 2019 letter, Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Ken Calvert (R-CA) argue it is unclear how the Space Development Agency will fit within the existing space development and acquisition structure and whether it will impact the role of the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center, which is located at Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA.
In an April 9, 2019 memo sent to agencies across the Defense Department and other government entities, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Joseph Kernan asks for help identifying members of the senior executive service or the defense intelligence SES who might be interested in the Defense Security Service director role.
April 16, 2019
Acting Pentagon Comptroller Elaine McCusker's April 11, 2019 memo calls for all potential omnibus reprogramming requests for fiscal year 2019 to be submitted by the following April 22.
On April 10, 2019 the Navy issued a request for information to identify contractors capable of providing ground-based training for the service's new training helicopter, dubbed TH-XX.
April 11, 2019
The April 2019 Government Accountability Office report finds that cost estimates for the Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program have declined from $5.18 billion to $4.95 billion since 2014.
April 10, 2019
In a March 25, 2019 letter, U.S. Strategic Command chief Gen. John Hyten writes lawmakers that STRATCOM "at this time has no [fiscal year 2020 unfunded] requirements to provide for your consideration."
On April 10, 2019 the Senate Armed Services seapower subcommittee held a hearing on Marine Corps ground modernization and naval aviation programs. Includes the joint testimony of Navy acquisition chief Hondo Geurts and Marine Corps Combat Development Command chief Gen. David Berger as well as the joint testimony of Geurts, Marine Corps Deputy Commandant For Aviation Lt. Gen. Steven Rudder and Air Warfare Director Rear Adm.
On April 10, 2019 Navy Secretary Richard Spencer and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the Navy's fiscal year 2020 budget request.
Committee Chairman Adam Smith's (D-WA) Opening Statement
Spencer Prepared Testimony
RichardsonPrepared Testimony
On April 10, 2019 the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee held a hearing on the fiscal year 2020 budget for the National Guard and Reserve. Includes the opening statement of committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) as well as the prepared testimony of National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Joseph Lengyel, Army Reserve Chief Lt. Gen.
The April 5, 2019 Defense Department inspector general's report "determined whether DOD Components assigned responsibilities for counterintelligence (CI) support and managed the Integrated Management Group to protect defense critical infrastructure."
On April 10, 2020 the Air Force issued a draft Environmental Assessment for the Juniper Butte Land Withdrawal Extension at Mountain Home Air Force Base, ID.
April 09, 2019
On April 9, 2019 acting Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist testified before the Senate Budget Committee on the Pentagon's fiscal year 2020 budget request.
On April 9, 2019 Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict Mark Mitchell and U.S. Special Operations Command chief Gen. Richard Clarke testified before the House Armed Services intelligence and emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee on the fiscal year 2020 budget for special operations forces.
On April 9, 2019 acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan gave a speech at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO.