The INSIDER daily digest

Coverage of the report accompanying Senate authorizers' FY-17 defense policy bill as well as Air Force aviation programs highlight this Monday INSIDER Daily Digest.

Inside Defense obtained a copy of the report accompanying the Senate Armed Services Committee's FY-17 defense authorization bill. Our coverage so far:

Senate defense policy bill would block GAO protests for task orders

The defense policy bill approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee would not allow bid protests for task and delivery orders if the military names an “ombudsman” to review complaints.

Senate bill would direct Air Force to consider foreign launchers for EELV

Senate authorizers want the Air Force to explore the feasibility of using foreign allied launch vehicles to lift some national security space payloads should the service be unable to use the United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket.

Senate authorizers block Navy from installing Advanced Arresting Gear on CVN-80

The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to block the Navy from installing the Advanced Arresting Gear on the aircraft carrier Enterprise until the service entertains alternatives to landing an aircraft aboard a carrier, according to the committee's mark-up of the fiscal year 2017 defense policy bill.

Continuing our coverage of the Air Force's latest aviation plan:

New aviation plan shrinks U.S. military aircraft inventory by 1,407 over next decade

The Defense Department plans to pare back its total aviation inventory by about 10 percent over the next decade, from 14,516 aircraft in the current fleet to 13,109 aircraft by 2026, according to a new Pentagon report on its long-term aviation plans.

Document: Air Force's 2016 annual aviation plan

Some defense business news:

KBR to acquire Wyle to boost 'high growth' work

KBR, the engineering and construction company, said Monday it has agreed to acquire Wyle, which provides engineering and professional services to the Pentagon and other federal agencies.

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Keep an eye out this coming summer for a Navy test of the MV-22 Osprey as a COD aircraft:

Navy will experiment with V-22s performing carrier deliveries this summer

The Navy will conduct a fleet battle experiment using MV-22 Ospreys to perform the carrier onboard delivery mission off the West Coast in the coming months, according to service officials.

Looks like the Army is back in the electronic warfare business:

Army pushes to close gaps in electronic warfare

The Army may have gotten "out of the business of electronic warfare" after the Cold War, but the service has a renewed focus on the field and is "working to close the materiel gaps" between itself and potential adversaries, says its EW chief.