Inside the Pentagon highlights

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

1. The Pentagon is working to ensure its audit-readiness progress will be preserved to help a new presidential administration meet the September 30, 2017, deadline, though a favorable audit opinion remains "many years" off, Defense Department Comptroller Mike McCord told the House Armed Services Committee on June 15.

Full story: DOD working to preserve audit-readiness progress as administration transitions

2. A major milestone in the Army's quest to fly unmanned aircraft without the use of a visual observer or chase plane to avoid other aircraft has been delayed because the Gray Eagle units meant to conduct these flights have been deployed elsewhere, according to an Army official.

Full story: Initial UAS flights using GBSAA system at Ft. Hood have been delayed

3. White House officials will recommend that President Obama veto the proposed House defense appropriations bill if it is passed in its current form, citing opposition to a fiscal maneuver that would shift $16 billion from the Pentagon's warfighting account to its base budget, according to a new statement of administration policy from the Office of Management and Budget.

Full story: White House threatens to veto House defense spending bill