Friday, February 19, 2021 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Please join CSIS s Defense Industrial Initiatives Group and the National Defense Industrial Association February 19th at 12:00 for a panel discussion on Title XVIII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.
Title XVIII of the FY21 NDAA provided for a reorganization of acquisition statutes in Title 10 of U.S. Code and provides for a one year phase in period to allow time for feedback from stakeholders and experts on the reorganization planned to go into effect in early 2022. This event is intended to help spur that feedback and will feature acquisition experts who will discuss the changes made in the FY21 NDAA and possible options for improvement.
Industry Group Gives Defense Contractors ‘C’ Health Grade in Annual Report Titima Ongkantong/Shutterstock.com
email February 3, 2021
The report found weak industrial security scores driven by increases in cyber vulnerabilities negatively impacted the health of the defense industrial base in 2020.
The defense industrial base faced an uptick in cyber vulnerabilities in 2020, contributing to a slight decline overall in the health of the defense contracting community, according to a new report from the National Defense Industrial Association.
In its annual “Vital Signs” report, NDIA and data company Govini found defense contractors entered the coronavirus pandemic in a “weakened state,” and around 71% of companies surveyed reported the pandemic negatively affected business. Data included in the report comes from before the onset of the pandemic, while survey responses were gathered in August 2020. The report gave the health of the ba