Welcome to the first of our regular bi-monthly summaries for the month of April 2021 of recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports and primers on a range of defense-, weapon system-, acquisition-, pandemic-, and supply chain management-related topics. Several recent issuances of potential interest to the defense acquisition workforce include:

• The Army’s Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF), Apr 13, 2021
• Defense Primer: What Is Command and Control?, Apr 08, 2021
• Navy Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) Program: Background and Issues, April 1, 2021

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