Defense News:

The U.S. Army’s future battle command system, that will link sensors and shooters across the battlefield, has been cleared for production, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to Defense News on Jan. 13.

As part of a long and bumpy road, the Army delayed the production decision for the Northrop Grumman-developed Integrated Battle Command System in November, due to administrative issues, and the Defense Acquisition Board was scheduled to meet again on Dec. 18 to determine whether the critical capability was ready to move into low-rate initial production.

Ellen Lord, the undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, signed a formal acquisition decision memorandum for the program on Jan. 13, just days before she expects to depart her post. She will step down on Jan. 20, and Stacy Cummings, the acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for acquisition, will temporarily fill the department’s top acquisition office once Joe Biden becomes president…

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