On June 13, 2019 Katie Arrington, special assistant for cybersecurity in the Pentagon's acquisition and sustainment office, presented on the Defense Department's plans to shore up defense industrial base cybersecurity during an acquisition conference hosted by the Professional Services Council in Arlington, VA.
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June 13, 2019
On June 12, 2019 the United States and Poland released a joint declaration on defense cooperation between the two countries.
On June 12, 2019 the Senate Armed Services Committee released its version of the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill, and the following day the report accompanying the bill.
June 12, 2019
In a May 30, 2019 redacted decision released June 12, 2019, the Government Accountability Office denies Advanced Turbine Engine Co.'s protest of the Army's award to General Electric Aviation for the Improved Turbine Engine Program.
The June 12, 2019 Government Accountability Office report finds that the Defense Department's "preliminary assessment of extreme weather and climate change effects at installations relied on past experience rather than an analysis of future vulnerabilities based on climate projections."
On June 12, 2019 the House Armed Services Committee released the amendments to the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill.
(Editor's Note: Amendments will be added as they become available)
Tactical air and land forces subcommittee amendments en bloc # 1
Tactical air and land forces subcommittee amendments en bloc # 2
On June 12, 2019 the Senate Armed Services Committee released its version of the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill.
June 11, 2019
In a June 11, 2019 memo, the Defense Department inspector general's office announces plans to conduct an audit of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's management of the service's Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program.
In June 2019, Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) proposed legislation that could be adopted into the Senate Armed Services Committee's fiscal year 2020 defense policy bill that would establish in law MDA's role in overseeing development of a space-based network to track hypersonic and long-range cruise missile threats.
On June 11, 2019 House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released a fact sheet describing an amendment he plans to introduce that would add $17 billion to the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill's topline and fund "specific, core military capability."
June 10, 2019
The June 7, 2019 Congressional Research Service report discusses the Navy's large unmanned surface and undersea vehicle programs.
June 07, 2019
In a June 6, 2019 letter, acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan urges his Turkish counterpart to change course in acquiring the Russian-made S-400 missile defense system, or lose the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as a result.
The June 2019 Defense Department report to Congress "updates DOD's strategic objectives for the Arctic region, in light of DOD's renewed assessment of the evolving Arctic security environment and the release of the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS)."
June 06, 2019
The June 4, 2019 redacted Defense Department inspector general's report finds that DOD expects to have spent $2.2 billion by fiscal year 2023 deploying Joint Regional Security Stacks to consolidate network defenses across the military, and the IG recommends the Pentagon get a better handle on the capabilities it requires for JRSS.
The June 2019 draft document outlines the Army's requirements for the Robotic Combat Vehicle-Medium.
June 05, 2019
On May 30, 2019 the Army held its fourth vehicle electrification forum, hosted by the Combat Capabilities Development Command's Ground Vehicle Systems Center in Troy, MI.
Ground Vehicle Cyber Security Briefing
Electrification and Mobility Programs
Electrification Subject-Matter Expert Briefs
On June 3, 2019 the Army issued a request for solutions from industry for a "Synthetic Training Environment (STE) enabled Live Training Environment (LTE) that will provide realistic Force-on-Force (FoF) training."
STE LTE draft request for solutions
STE Live Training Environment Force-on-Force Statement of Need
The June 4, 2019 memo signed by acting Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought "establishes a Federal Data Strategy as a framework of operational principles and best practices that help agencies deliver on the promise of data in the 21 st century."
June 04, 2019
The May 16, 2019 briefing slides outline the capabilities of the Marine Corps' proposed Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle.
The May 2019 draft document outlines the Army's requirements for the Robotic Combat Vehicle-Light.