Inside the Army highlights

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

1. The Army has achieved initial operational capability for the first eight cross-functional teams tasked with pursuing senior leaders' top modernization priorities, Inside the Army has learned.

Full story: Leaders tapped for eight cross-functional team pilots

2. The Army last week held an industry day for the next incarnation of the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program, or LOGCAP, the sprawling logistics contract that this time around is expected to be worth up to $82 billion over 10 years.

Full story: Army, industry prepare for newest version of LOGCAP program

3. Industry is crafting solutions for the Army's Mobile Protected Firepower program, intended to add mobility and lethality to infantry brigade combat teams, ahead of a final request for proposals due for release in the coming weeks.

Full story: Vendors prep offerings for Mobile Protected Firepower competition