Inside the Pentagon highlights

Here are a few must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Pentagon:

1. The Pentagon's special operations oversight council is a "valuable tool" for helping the Office of the Secretary of Defense better work with U.S. Special Operations Command, the services and other combatant commands, the principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict told lawmakers Tuesday.

Full story: SOCOM to maintain 'valuable' special operations oversight council

2. The Pentagon intends to establish an East Coast version of Defense Secretary Ash Carter's new Silicon Valley outreach team in June.

Full story: Pentagon to stand up East Coast version of Silicon Valley outreach unit

3. Defense officials and executives agreed at a March 2 panel that the bid protest process is needed, but said it has unintended consequences on the acquisition system.

Full story: Defense experts endorse protest process, but lament unintended consequences