Inside the Pentagon highlights

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

1. The new defense acquisition reform bill from House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) seeks to drive greater agility into the Pentagon's notoriously slow and sclerotic bureaucracy by creating flexible "prototype project" funds managed by each military service.

Full story: Thornberry bill seeks new prototyping funds for military services

2. Lockheed Martin has not yet seen the Pentagon's proposal to Congress seeking a broadened ability to review defense industry mergers and acquisitions, the company's top lobbyist told Inside Defense this week.

Full story: Rangel: Lockheed 'anxious to see specific proposal' on M&A

3. The Pentagon needs to target duplication of effort and forgo some capabilities it may like to have in an aim to help save money, according to the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Full story: Selva: Best case for saving money is targeting duplication in DOD

4. The House Budget Committee on Tuesday formally released the GOP's spending resolution for fiscal year 2017, which allocates $574 billion for base budget national security spending and $74 billion for Defense and State department overseas contingency operations accounts.

Full story: House Budget Committee releases GOP spending blueprint