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Cyber

DoD Will Request More 5G Funding, Work Through Unsecure Networks

Tuesday, August 13th, 2019

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DoD Will Request More 5G Funding, Work Through Unsecure Networks

Michael Griffin, former undersecretary of defense for research and engineering (Photo: Department of Defense)

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- A top Pentagon official last week said the Defense Department plans to request more money for deploying 5G technologies in FY 2020 and in the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) while it also is working through how to operate in unsecure networks. The DoD is trying “to make available our, broadly speaking, requirement set, whether it be depots or ports or airfields or autonomous vehicles or fill in the blank,” Michael Griffin, Undersecretary of Defense for Research…

Congress

Baldwin Concerned With Army’s JLTV ‘Mismanagement,’ Seeks Support For Marines’ Procurement Plans

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) has raised concerns with the “Army’s mismanagement” of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, and is seeking assurance that the Marine Corps can be supported […]

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]