On May 7, 2021 senior Air Force and Space Force leaders released the prepared testimony they will use at congressional hearings on their services' fiscal year 2022 budget requests.
Documents
May 07, 2021
The March 10, 2021 document "defines airpower as the ability to project military power through control and exploitation in, from and through the air."
On May 7, 2021 the Missile Defense Agency released the final environmental impact statement for the Long Range Discrimination Radar system.
MDA's LRDR final EIS (82MB)
On May 7, 2021 the Defense Department inspector general released a "summary assessment on the system of quality control of the Air Force Audit Agency (AFAA) for the 3-year period ended December 31, 2019."
On May 5, 2021 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed a memorandum directing a further optimization of the organization of assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict. Also includes a related DOD directive.
May 06, 2021
On May 6, 2021 the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee held a hearing on "Ship and Submarine Maintenance: Sustainment Considerations for a Changing Fleet." Includes the joint prepared testimony of Vice Adm. William Galinis, head of Naval Sea Systems Command; Rear Adm. (Upper Half) Eric Ver Hage, director of surface ship maintenance and modernization at NAVSEA; and Rear Adm.
The May 6, 2021 Government Accountability Office report finds that the office of the under secretary of defense for intelligence and security "hasn't set clear expectations for its oversight mission."
The May 6, 2021 Space Force document "describes an aspirational Vision of what it means to be a Digital Service, including introducing and defining key concepts forming the foundation of our collective digital fluency."
May 05, 2021
On May 5, 2021 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed a memorandum directing a further optimization of the organization of assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict.
On May 5, 2021 the House Armed Services strategic forces and Foreign Relations international development, international organizations and global corporate social impact subcommittees held a joint hearing on "Creating a Framework for a Rules-Based Order in Space." Includes the opening statement of strategic forces subcommittee Chairman Jim Cooper (D-TN) as well as the prepared testimony of acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
On May 5, 2021 acting Army Secretary John Whitley and Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville jointly testified before the House Appropriations defense subcommittee on their service's fiscal year 2022 budget.
On April 26, 2021 the Army released a second market survey for the electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle, with a focus on the battery and sustainment characteristics of potential vehicles.
In a May 3, 2021 letter, House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX), Middle East, North Africa and global counterterrorism subcommittee Ranking Member Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and nonproliferation subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Chabot (R-OH) request information from Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the U.S. strategy to ensure the International Atomic Energy Agency has access to Iran's nuclear sites.
May 04, 2021
In an April 28, 2021 letter to House Appropriations and Armed Services committee leadership, a group of 132 House lawmakers reiterate their support for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, advocating for continued investment in procurement and sustainment costs amid increased scrutiny of the program's performance.
In a May 3, 2021 memo, the Defense Department inspector general announces a plan to begin evaluating DOD's actions on "unidentified aerial phenomena."
May 03, 2021
The April 30, 2021 Congressional Research Service "In Focus" report "provides an overview of the main laws and policies [for U.S. foreign military sales] that may limit such sales on the basis of human rights concerns."
In an April 27, 2021 Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Peraton outlines its new organizational structure pending its planned acquisition of Perspecta.
The April 27, 2021 memo establishes Navy implementation guidance of using unnmanned aircraft systems in U.S. airspace.
April 30, 2021
On April 30, 2021 the House Armed Services cyber, innovative technologies and information systems subcommittee held a hearing on "Technology and Information Warfare: The Competition for Influence and the Department of Defense." Includes the prepared testimony of Nina Jankowicz from the Wilson Center, Glenn Gerstell from the Center for Strategic and International Studies,
On April 29, 2021 Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday spoke at a Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments webinar.