Highlights from Inside the Pentagon

By Tony Bertuca / October 5, 2017 at 10:36 AM

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

1. Congressional defense committees have approved nearly 90 percent of the Pentagon's request to transfer $416 million between different accounts to increase funding for missile defense programs, according to a document released Wednesday by the Defense Department.

Full story: Lawmakers approve bulk of DOD transfer to increase missile defense investments

2. The Defense Department is seeking lawmakers' approval to shift $87.5 million between military intelligence accounts, including increased funding for several Navy programs supporting the European Reassurance Initiative, according to budget documents. 

Full story: Pentagon aims to shift millions in military intelligence program funding

3. Telling lawmakers he shares their concerns about corrupt and incompetent contracting in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday he wants to establish a new review board to prevent the waste, fraud and abuse documented by government audit agencies over the past 16 years of war.

Full story: Mattis wants new contract review board for Afghanistan

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