This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Navy's latest shipbuilding plan plus the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program and more.

The Navy released its latest Shipbuilding plan this week:

Battleship to be nuclear-powered, Navy to build auxiliary ships overseas under new 30-year plan

The Navy's Trump-class battleship will be nuclear-powered, according to the service's new 30-year shipbuilding plan, signaling a significant about-face on the developing program's propulsion system.

Document: Navy's 2026 shipbuilding plan

Related news on Navy acquisition reform:

Navy stands up PAEs Aviation, Munitions, Mission Systems

The Navy has established three new Portfolio Acquisition Executive offices for Aviation, Mission Systems and Munitions and named interim officials to lead procurement and fielding efforts for these capabilities, the service announced this week.

We start off with the latest on the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program:

Next steps emerge for CMMC preparation to meet latest NIST CUI standards

Preparations for defense contractors to meet requirements under revision three of NIST Special Publication 800-171 are underway, according to former Pentagon official Stacy Bostjanick and Mike Snyder of the Cyber Accreditation Body, who provided updates on key components of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program.

CMMC accreditation body launches spinoff to focus on community engagement, revamp consultant training

The accreditation body behind the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is launching a spinoff, the Cyber Engagement Forum, to work more directly with the practitioner community and build up new resources, as the body works toward meeting international standards required under a no-cost contract with the Pentagon.

More cyber news:

Sutton previews upcoming national defense cyber strategy

Katherine Sutton, assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, offered a look into the Pentagon's upcoming national cyber strategy and how it will be nested in the approach taken by National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, at a recent conference hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project.