The INSIDER daily digest

We kick off this Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest with news on Better Buying Power and more.

Keep an eye out for an informal GAO report on Better Buying Power:

Capitol Hill asks GAO to examine Kendall's Better Buying Power assertions

The Government Accountability Office has been asked by congressional defense committee staffers to "informally" evaluate data-based assertions made by Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's acquisition chief, that the Defense Department's Better Buying Power initiative has controlled weapon system contract costs.

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The Joint Chiefs chairman will soon be completing a review of DOD's unified command plan:

Dunford examining DOD's command-and-control structure

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is evaluating the Defense Department's unified command plan as part of an overall review of U.S. command-and-control posture.

The DOD IG wants the Pentagon's CIO shop to establish a standard, department-wide cloud computing definition:

DOD IG: Pentagon cannot measure effectiveness of cloud computing efforts

The Pentagon's lack of an effective process to identify cloud computing service contracts makes it challenging to determine whether these efforts are saving money, the Defense Department inspector general found in a new report.

Document: DOD IG report on cloud computing

U.S. Special Operations Command wants industry to submit white papers by next month on a soft-body armor technology:

SOCOM eyes soft-body armor technology that can withstand projectiles

U.S. Special Operations Command is seeking industry input for a soft-body armor technology that can withstand different projectiles as part of an effort to "accelerate the delivery of innovative capabilities" to the warfighter, according to a recent notice.

Document: BAA for SOCOM soft armor

DOD will begin sending status reports to lawmakers on its workforce efficiency efforts:

GAO: DOD failed to provide details to Congress on workforce efficiency efforts

The Pentagon has failed to provide the necessary information to Congress to determine if the department is achieving civilian and contractor workforce efficiencies, the Government Accountability Office found in a new report.

Document: GAO report on civilian, contractor workforces

Iraq could soon begin receiving millions of dollars' worth of Hellfire missiles:

Proposed $800M missile sale to Iraq approved

The State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale of $800 million for missiles and related equipment and services to the Iraqi government to aid in the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

Document: DSCA statement on proposed Hellfire missile sale to Iraq