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Congress

SASC Would Split DoD CIO Position Into Business, Warfighting Roles

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, July 12th, 2017

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SASC Would Split DoD CIO Position Into Business, Warfighting Roles

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) detailed its plan to address concerns over insufficient methods of Department of Defense cyber security management and information technology (IT) acquisition by reorganizing the role of the department’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), according to its version of the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill released on Tuesday.In its completed FY ‘18 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), SASC calls for elevating the role of the DoD CIO and separating its responsibilities between the Chief Management…

Congress

Congress Needed Pentagon’s Iran Supplemental Request ‘Yesterday,’ HASC’s Wittman Says

A senior member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) said Wednesday that Congress needed the Pentagon’s Iran supplemental funding request “yesterday,” noting the ongoing lack of details from the […]

Space

Space Force Eyes Nearly $1.5 Billion for Space Data Network Backbone in Future Reconciliation Bill

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) plans to request nearly $1.5 billion for the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone in a future fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill. Last week, Space Force’s Space […]

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]