Inside the Army highlights

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

1. The success of the Army's effort to revamp its network infrastructure will depend on the level of flexibility granted by a historically skeptical Congress, according to a service official.

Full story: Programmer: Army 'widening the aperture' on acquisition in FY-19

2. The outgoing commander of U.S. Army Europe is pleased with its progress on improving interoperability with multinational partners, but intends for the command to better integrate into NATO in 2018.

Full story: Hodges: USAREUR poised for greater integration into alliance in 2018

3. The second iteration of the Strategic Portfolio Analysis Review is "moving along" and on track to finish as scheduled, Maj. Gen. John Ferrari told Inside the Army in a Nov. 28 interview.

Full story: SPAR 20 process incorporates cross-functional team leads

4. Republicans are working on a short-term extension of the stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown Dec. 8, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) said Nov. 30.

Full story: As GOP prepares a short-term CR extension, industry remains optimistic