Lt. Gen. Aundre Piggee, deputy chief of staff for U.S. Army logistics, has said the military branch would need $45 billion to buy precision weapons that can support fight against terrorists and other well-armed adversaries, Breaking Defense reported Friday.

Piggee told a forum hosted by the Association of the US Army in Virginia the service branch collaborated with the joint force and private sector to create a five-year plan to increase spending and production of “smart” weaponry.

He predicted the current security landscape will require stockpiles of Lockheed Martin-built Hellfire missiles for the Predator and Reaper remotely piloted aircraft as well as Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System rounds for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and Multiple Launch Rocket System vehicles.

The Army would also need additional Army Tactical Missile Systems, Terminal High-Altitude Air Defense missiles and Raytheon-built Patriot missiles to prepare for potential wars.

The House Armed Services Committee’s defense policy bill for fiscal 2018 would postpone the provision of funds for the U.S. Air Force’s Compass Call aircraft recapitalization program until the Defense Department’s acquisition office determines that the service branch’s procurement strategy complies with the law, Defense News reported Friday.

A House aide told reporters that lawmakers have concerns about the Air Force’s acquisition strategy and do not oppose the selection of L3 Technologies as principal contractor on the program.

“We’re a little bit confused about what their acquisition strategy is, so we want [the defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics] to tell us it’s a sound strategy,” the aide said.

“[The U.S. Air Force] said they are going to now contract with a lead systems integrator, then it became a systems integrator… So we’re just confused by that.”

Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, military deputy of the Air Force’s acquisition office, said in May that the service’s decision to choose L3 to perform systems integration work and let the firm pick a new aircraft that will replace the fleet of EC-130H Compass Call planes stems from the company’s familiarity with the mission equipment.

The Government Accountability Office has urged the Defense Department to update its Financial Management Regulation to help maintain cash balances within upper and lower cash requirements.

GAO said Friday DoD’s Defense-wide Working Capital Fund reported that monthly cash balances were outside limits set by FMR for 87 of 120 months from fiscal years 2007 through 2016.

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Defense Information Systems Agency and Defense Logistics Agency use the DWWCF to charge for goods and services delivered to the U.S. military and other customers.

GAO noted the cash reserves were outside requirements primarily due to changes in fuel costs.

DoD’s FMR includes guidance on tools managers can use to help keep monthly cash balances within limits but the regulation does not contain instructions on when to use such tools.

The DWWCF might not be able to pay bills on time or hold funds that could be used for other priorities when monthly cash balances do not meet requirements for a long time, the report stated.

GAO recommended DoD to update the FMR to add guidance on when DoD managers should use available tools to maintain monthly cash balances within required levels.

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the fiscal 2018 defense policy bill would ban Kaspersky Lab‘s anti-virus software from Defense Department systems and reorganize the DoD chief information officer position, Defense One reported Friday.

SASC unanimously approved the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, that calls for the department to divide the current CIO duties between the chief management officer and a new “chief information warfare officer.”

A provision of the bill would also prevent all DoD components from using anti-virus software made by Moscow-based company Kaspersky, due to reports that the firm might be influenced by the Russian government.

Kaspersky said it does not have ties with any government and has not supported cyber espionage activities.

Both provisions are not included in the House Armed Service Committee’s version of the 2018 NDAA, according to Defense News.

Matthew Donovan, a policy director and professional staff member at the Senate Armed Services Committee, has been nominated to serve as the next U.S. Air Force undersecretary, Air Force Times reported Thursday.

In his current role, Donovan advises committee Chairman John McCain (R-Arizona) on matters related to the Defense Department‘s fixed-wing, manned and unmanned tactical aviation programs for all four service branches, as well as on Air Force aircraft procurement, research, development, bomber, mobility and sustainment efforts.

The 26-year Air Force officer has recorded more than 2,900 flight hours with F-15 and F-5E aircraft during his military career.

He also supported various combat missions as a pilot under Operation Southern Watch in Iraq and led the 95th Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base.

Donovan worked as a senior defense policy analyst at Science Applications International Corp. from October 2008 to March 2009.