The INSIDER daily digest

The Air Force's LRSO program leads off this Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest:

The LRSO program has undergone another small delay:

Air Force now eyeing August for LRSO milestone A decision

The Air Force hopes to secure a blessing by August from Pentagon leaders -- previously expected in June -- to launch the Long-Range Standoff Weapon acquisition, another slight delay to the anticipated competition to develop and procure a fleet of about 1,000 new cruise missiles designed to carry nuclear warheads the service believes could cost about $8.3 billion.

Document: DOD report to Congress on the LRSO program

There are fewer security clearances than in previous years:

New report shows number of security clearances declined in 2015

The number of government and contractor employees with security clearances fell to 4.2 million in fiscal year 2015, down more than 900,000 from two years earlier, according to a new report from the office of the director of national intelligence.

Document: DNI report on security clearance determinations

Keep an eye out for a DARPA proposers' day for a reusable hypersonic propulsion system:

DARPA plans proposers' day for reusable hypersonic propulsion system

The Pentagon's advanced research arm intends to hold a proposers' day next month for a program that seeks to develop and demonstrate a reusable propulsion system for hypersonic aircraft that can affordably and safely transition from moving at low speeds to faster than the speed of sound.

Document: DARPA AFRE proposers' day announcement

A group of anti-war and anti-debt advocacy organizations don't like DOD spending OCO money:

Advocacy groups oppose OCO-to-base funding shift

A letter has been drafted by a team of anti-war and anti-debt advocacy organizations from across the political spectrum encouraging members of Congress to oppose a controversial funding maneuver in the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill.

Document: Anti-war, anti-debt groups' letter on the FY-17 defense policy bill

The Pentagon's IG office is looking at DCAA's quality control system:

DOD IG launches review of DCAA's quality control system

The Pentagon's inspector general's office recently launched a review of the Defense Contract Audit Agency to see if it is complying with its quality control system.

Document: DOD IG memo on DCAA audit