Inside the Navy highlights

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

1.  Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller is calling for congressional action on acquisition contract protest reform by merging the system's two tribunals to streamline the process.

Full Story: Neller calls for congressional action to reform protest process

2. The Marine Corps hopes to modify its performance specification for transparent armor over the next three to four months as the service's first wave of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles are in reset at depots across the country.

Full Story: USMC will modify transparent armor performance spec in upcoming months

3. Among the seven contractors competing for orders under the $2.5 billion Consolidated Afloat Network and Enterprise Services multiple-award contract, Serco Inc., DRS Laurel Technologies and Northrop Grumman have been dealt the most work so far, according to information provided by the Navy.

Full Story: Serco, DRS, Northrop leading CANES production early in contract