Defense Watch

New FISMA Bill. The top Democrat and Republican on the House Oversight and Reform Committee last week introduced a bill to update the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) to […]

5th Fleet LCS. The head of 5th Fleet said he expects his command to get an odd-numbered Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) in 2022. “Planning’s underway for that, we’ll see […]

Former IG Guilty. Charles Edwards, 61, a former acting inspector general (IG) at the Department of Homeland Security during the Obama administration, last Friday pleaded guilty to stealing proprietary software […]

New DSCA Director. James Hursch has been named the new director of the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Hursch officially took office on Jan. 2, leading the agency dedicated […]

Navy USV Evaluations. U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) this month began testing Saildrone’s Explorer unmanned surface vehicle (USV) in the Gulf of Aqaba during exercise Digital Horizon. The wind-propelled […]

RTC News. Raytheon Technologies last week said its board authorized the repurchase of up to $6 billion of the company’s outstanding stock. The new authorization replaces the previous program, which […]

Southeast Asia. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said on Dec. 1 there is desire for the service to expand its Indo-Pacific region access and basing arrangements further into Southeast Asia. During […]

Robotic Vehicle. Israel’s Elbit Systems and unmanned ground vehicle start-up Roboteam said on Nov. 16 they have partnered on a new multi-payload 6×6 robotic vehicle, called Rook. The new platform […]

Stand Down. The Navy is undergoing a navigational standdown after the USS Connecticut (SSN-22) collided with a uncharted seamount last month. The leadership triad of the vessel has already been […]

Saudi Arabia FMS. A group of House Democrats have released a statement criticizing the Biden administration’s decision to move forward with a potential $650 million AMRAAM missile deal with Saudi […]