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CyberTSA Issues Second Cybersecurity Directive For Pipeline Industry
Nearly two months after issuing its first directive aimed at shoring up the cybersecurity of the nation’s pipeline industry, the Transportation Security Administration on Tuesday issued another security directive, this […]
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InternationalNATO Conducting Competition for Risk Reduction and Feasibility Studies on AWACS Replacement
NATO is conducting a competition for three risk reduction and feasibility studies under its Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) program to replace 14 Boeing [BA] E-3A Airborne Warning and […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Test Center Looks for Visual Display Systems for F-35A JSE
The U.S. Air Force Test Center (AFTC) under Air Force Materiel Command wants industry input on Visual Display Systems (VDSs) for the Air Force Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) for the […]
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Force MultipliersLisa Finneran, General Dynamics
In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Advised to Hone Acquisition Strategy
The House Appropriations Committee’s version of the fiscal 2022 defense funding bill advises the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to hone its acquisition strategy to reduce duplication of effort. “The committee […]
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BudgetHouse Approps Committee’s Civil Nuke Budget Holds Line on Major Weapons Programs
The House Appropriations Committee last Friday approved a 2022 civilian nuclear weapons budget that for now holds the line on modernizing the Department of Energy’s nuclear-weapons production complex, including proposed […]
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CyberUS Government Creates Website For Ransomware Resources
Seeking to speak with one voice to help combat a rapidly growing cyber threat, the federal government on Thursday launched a new website it bills as a “one-stop hub” to […]
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PentagonBrown Withdraws Nomination To Serve As Pentagon’s Top Acquisition Official
Michael Brown, director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), has withdrawn his nomination to serve as the next under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, a department spokesperson […]
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Homeland SecurityIncrease In Drone Use At Southern Border Leads USNORTHCOM To Consider Detection Capabilities
In response to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detecting an increase in the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by bad actors along the southern border, U.S. Northern Command […]
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Business/FinancialSAIC Creates Strategic Advisory Board That Includes Former Top DoD Officials
Seeking to hone its strategy for growth and innovation, Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] has formed a Strategic Advisory Board that initially includes three former high ranking Defense Department Officials […]
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