Inside the Pentagon highlights

By Tony Bertuca / July 28, 2016 at 10:32 AM

Here are a few must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Pentagon:

1. The Defense Business Board is considering whether it should conduct a deeper examination of supply chain resiliency to complement its ongoing study on logistics as a competitive warfighting advantage.

Full story: Defense Business Board mulling deeper dive on supply chain resiliency

2. Earlier this year the Defense Department refuted charges that it spent $43 million building a single gas station in Afghanistan, but now an influential senator alleges DOD "opened a real can of worms" while defending itself and is demanding additional information.

Full story: Pentagon still haunted by '$43 million gas station

3. Five House Democrats, citing ongoing fiscal constraints and concerns about nuclear war, have sent a letter to the White House urging President Obama to "reshape" his current plan to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

Full story: House Democrats urge Obama to rein in nuclear modernization plans

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