Inside the Pentagon highlights

Some must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Pentagon:

1. The White House has registered objections to several reform proposals in the House Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill, opposing provisions that would eliminate or transfer the Strategic Capabilities Office, expand the authority of the Defense Department's chief management officer and migrate the capabilities of the Defense Information Systems Agency to other Pentagon entities.

Full story: White House pushes back on defense reform proposals

2. The Defense Department's new chief information officer says there is "no such thing" as one solution to meet all of DOD's cloud computing requirements, even as the department moves forward with a controversial plan to award one contract for its enterprise cloud program.

Full story: New CIO says 'no such thing' as one solution to meet military's cloud requirements

3. L3 Technologies is moving to focus its research and development and invest in or acquire innovative companies as it seeks to become a "non-traditional sixth prime" under new chief executive Chris Kubasik.

Full story: Kubasik, taking the reins of L3, seeks non-traditional approach

4. A war-funding account that has been derided by critics for years as a "slush fund" may have finally reached a political inflection point in Congress, but statutory budget caps set to return next year could derail ongoing efforts to increase fiscal transparency at the Pentagon.

Full story: Pentagon's controversial war account could be poised for political reckoning