Defense Watch

Cyber Bills Progress. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee last Wednesday approved by voice vote two bipartisan cybersecurity bills, one requiring owners and operators of the nation’s critical […]

F-35 Sustainment. The report on the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill recommends moving the responsibility of F-35 sustainment from the F-35 Joint […]

Dividend Hike, Share Repurchases. The Lockheed Martin board of directors has authorized an 8 percent dividend increase to $2.80 per share. The increased annual dividend of $11.20 per share “implies […]

New Boeing DC Chief. Boeing has named Ziad Ojkali its new executive vice president of government operations in Washington, D.C., effective Oct. 1, succeeding Marc Allen who has served as […]

Contract Extension. Customs and Border Protection plans to award a potential six-month, $72 million contract extension to PAE to continue providing maintenance and logistics support for most of the agency’s […]

SICI Bill Imminent. Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.) said last week he will be introducing a new cybersecurity bill “in the next few days” related to Systemically Important Critical Infrastructure. Katko […]

 SDA and the Space Force. While Congress has mandated that the Space Development Agency (SDA) be integrated into the U.S. Space Force by Oct. 1 next year, that may happen […]

Capitol Region Radar. Speaking at a Center for Strategic and International Studies on Aug. 17, Commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command Gen. Glen VanHerck explained an unfunded priorities list […]

Skyborg Program of Record? While former U.S. Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper had a goal for the Air Force’s Skyborg Vanguard research effort to transition to a program of […]

Cyber Hiring System. The Department of Homeland Security “in short order” will launch its Cyber Talent Management System, giving the department more flexibility in hiring cybersecurity professionals to better compete […]