Background Objective The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) officials complied with the Air Force Launch Services New Entrant Certification Guide (NECG) when certifying the launch system designs for the National Security Space Launch (NSSL)‑class (formerly known as the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle‑class) SpaceX Falcon family of launch vehicles. Additionally, during the evaluation we expanded the objective to also determine whether SMC officials applied the design validation approach in the NECG to three other space launch providers’ new entrant launch vehicles that were in development: Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, United…
Author: John Greenewald
Background Objective The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which DoD Components provided access to DoD information technology and communications during the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Background In May 2006, the President issued the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan that requires Federal agencies to develop plans to maintain information technology and communications systems to continue operations during a pandemic. In response, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security (ASD[HD&GS]) issued the DoD Implementation Plan for Pandemic Influenza (DoD Implementation Plan) in August 2006 to ensure the continuity of essential functions…
Background The following documents have been released by the Department of the Navy. They include all correspondence between members of Congress, and the Navy. Document Archive Congressional Correspondence Log, Department of the Navy, January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020 [364 Pages, 40MB] Congressional Correspondence Log, Department of the Navy, January 1, 2020 – June 31, 2020 ARCHIVED VERSION – LOG SHOULD BE IN REQUEST ABOVE [219 Pages, 2MB] Congressional Correspondence Log, Department of the Navy, July 28, 2019 – December 31, 2019 [249 Pages, 2.2MB] Congressional Correspondence Log, Department of the Navy, January 1, 2019 – July 27, 2019…
Background The following memorandum was published by the Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General, on May 3, 2021. It announces the subject evaluation of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) and the actions taken by the DOD. Pressing for additional details on the DOD/OIG UAP “Evaluation”, which I asked about WHY and WHO requested it, came up empty. According to their statement, “The DoD OIG does not have any additional information to offer beyond what is published in our project announcement.” Document Archive DOD/OIG Announces Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Evaluation for May 2021 [2 Pages, 0.4MB]
Background This Directive reissues reference ( a ) to update IO and Information Warfare (IW) policy, definition, and responsibilities within the Department of Defense. The Department of Defense must be prepared for missions from peace to war to include military operations other than war (MOOTW) , such as peace -keeping and humanitarian operations, opposed by a wide range of adversaries including State and non – State actors. To meet this challenge, DoD activities shall be organized, trained, equipped, and supported to plan and execute IO . The goal of IO is to secure peacetime national security objectives , deter conflict,…