Inside the Pentagon highlights

Highlights from this week's edition of Inside the Pentagon:

1. The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has launched an investigation into alleged misspending by a now-disbanded Pentagon business task force -- a move welcomed by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, who alleges that defense officials have failed to provide satisfactory answers to his inquiries.

Full Story: SIGAR welcomes Senate Judiciary Committee interest in former OSD task force

2. The Pentagon is working to assure industry officials that their intellectual property will be protected as the Defense Department continues to introduce open architecture into weapon systems, according to a senior defense official.

Full Story: Baldwin: DOD must work to protect intellectual property in open architecture

3. The Pentagon is examining the microelectronics industrial base in an effort to determine the industry's current capabilities and help improve partnerships going forward, according to defense officials.

Full Story: DOD study is examining microelectronics industrial base