Highlights from Inside the Army

Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Army:

1. Army senior leaders teed up key decisions last week for Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and Secretary Mark Esper on Army Futures Command.

Full story: McCarthy: 'About 30 cities' under consideration for Army Futures Command

2. The Army's fiscal year 2019 budget submission includes some funding to support the work of the cross-functional teams pursuing modernization priorities, but more meaningful gains are slated for FY-20, according to the service's deputy chief of staff (G-8).

Full story: G-8: CFTs, modernization priorities to see major funding gains in FY-20

3. Commercial vendors are being scared off by the government's "onerous" rules, according to the Army's acquisition executive.

Full story: Jette: Army acquisition reform comes down to fewer restrictions

4. The Army has built a network infrastructure "for a specific fight," but the rise of near-peer adversaries necessitates a new approach that relies on internal and external innovation, from new technologies to streamlined acquisition processes, according to a senior service official.

Full story: Ostrowski calls for 'open dialogue' with industry, 'speed to market'