The May 10, 2021 Congressional Research Service "In Focus" report discusses the Navy's next-generation attack submarine program.
Documents
May 14, 2021
The March 6, 2021 Defense Department inspector general's memo announces a "research project . . . to gather and analyze data, make inquiries, and conduct research for a potential evaluation on the DoD’s proposed changes to survivable and endurable Integrated Threat, Warning, and Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) capabilities."
The May 12, 2021 Defense Department instruction "establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for protecting personnel from overexposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) between 0 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz)."
The May 12, 2021 Defense Department instruction prohibits servicemembers from joining or forming unions.
May 13, 2021
On May 12, 2021 the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the Defense Department's fiscal year 2022 budget posture for nuclear forces. Includes the prepared testimony of Air Force Global Strike Command chief Gen.
On May 13, 2021 Christine Wormuth testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on her nomination to become Army secretary. Includes her answers to advance policy questions, prepared testimony and the opening statement of committee Chairman Jack Reed (D-RI).
On May 13, 2021 the House Appropriations military construction, veterans affairs and related agencies subcommittee held a hearing on Navy and Marine Corps installations. Includes the prepared testimony of Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics Vice Adm. Ricky Williamson, Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics Lt. Gen.
On May 12, 2021 the Biden administration released an executive order in response to recent supply chain attacks with an immediate focus on securing federal networks through prevention and mitigation measures and incentivizing the commercial software market to improve its security practices.
On May 12, 2021 the Biden administration released an executive order in response to recent supply chain attacks with an immediate focus on securing federal networks through prevention and mitigation measures and incentivizing the commercial software market to improve its security practices.
May 12, 2021
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.
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.