Inside the Pentagon highlights

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

1. After a yearlong investigation, the Government Accountability Office has concluded that the Defense Department needs a new policy to better run its $60 billion Overseas Contingency Operations account, which some critics, including the nominee to be the next chief of the White House Office of Management and Budget, have called a "slush fund."

Full story: GAO concludes that Pentagon needs new OCO policy as Trump preps for White House

2. The Pentagon's outgoing acquisition chief has tasked the Defense Science Board with examining how logistics could be impacted by threats from Russia, China and other adversaries.

Full story: Kendall tasks DSB with studying how Russia, China could impact logistics

3. Defense Department Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen disagrees with findings by the department's top weapons tester that the services should delay fielding network security systems until after they are adequately tested.

Full story: DOD CIO disagrees with tester's JRSS finding; believes fielding, testing aligned