Highlights from Inside the Pentagon

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

1. As President-elect Donald Trump and his allies prepare to move into Washington's highest levels of power, one conservative think tank has emerged as a leading influencer of his transition team and many of his policies: The Heritage Foundation.

Full story: Trump's White House win reshuffles think tank pecking order in Washington

2. The head of the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental anticipates that the innovation effort started under Defense Secretary Ash Carter will continue under the new administration.

Full story: DIUx managing partner expects innovation effort to continue under Trump

3. The same morning that former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) resigned from President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, a former Bush administration adviser who opposed Trump took to Twitter to warn national security professionals to "stay away."

Full story: Former State adviser says 'stay away' from Trump team as Rogers departs