Inside the Army highlights

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

1. The decision to establish a new command to oversee Army modernization will have far-reaching implications -- particularly for the major Army commands, according to the service's acting secretary.

Full story: McCarthy: Army preparing 'fundamental reorganization of the way we do business'

2. The nominee to serve as the next Army acquisition executive advocated last week for funding stability, acquisition reform and greater accountability to support the service's modernization goals.

Full story: Jette backs congressional reform efforts, Army modernization changes

3. House and Senate negotiators have crafted a final fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill that blows past statutory budget caps by nearly $80 billion and continues the Capitol Hill trend of reforming Pentagon acquisition and bureaucracy.

Full story: New defense policy bill breaks spending caps by nearly $80B

4. Lawmakers have agreed to provide the Army with its requested funding for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical in fiscal year 2018, but have restricted the service's expenditures and imposed several reporting requirements.

Full story: Conference bill fences half of WIN-T procurement funding