The INSIDER daily digest

Coverage of the Strategic Capabilities Office's latest project, a new Defense Business Board study and more highlight this Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest.

DOD wants to develop a cannon-fired missile interceptor:

SCO aims to flip the script on missile defense for bases, ports, ships with hypervelocity gun

The Pentagon wants to take a weapon originally designed for offense, flip its punch for defense and demonstrate by 2018 the potential for the Army and Navy to conduct missile defense of bases, ports and ships using traditional field guns to fire a new hypervelocity round guided by a mobile, ground variant of an Air Force fighter aircraft radar.

Keep an eye out for an upcoming Defense Business Board study:

Work tasks DBB with examining selection process of senior acquisition officials

The Pentagon's No. 2 official has tasked an influential advisory committee with looking into the selection process for senior acquisition workforce officials.

Document: DBB terms of reference for acquisition workforce selection process study

The head of GAO testified this week on DOD's inability to pass an audit:

GAO chief: Pentagon not fixing 'underlying problems' to get clean audit

The head of the Government Accountability Office told lawmakers Wednesday the Defense Department remains "the main obstacle" responsible for the U.S. government's inability to pass an audit and asked Congress for help in holding DOD accountable.

Document: Senate hearing on government audits

Some combat vehicle news:

Four vehicle-defense systems under Army review for quick fielding

The Army is expected to decide later this year about the rapid fielding of commercially available vehicle active protection systems, as the service examines four candidate technologies from the United States, Israel and Germany, according to service officials.

Document: Senate hearing on Army modernization

Japan buys 30 AAVs from BAE Systems

BAE Systems was awarded a direct commercial sale contract to produce 30 new Assault Amphibious Vehicles for Japan, which supports the country's goal of establishing an Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade by 2018.

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Don't expect DOD's data centers to be consolidated on time:

DOD IG: Pentagon will fail to reach data center consolidation goals

The Pentagon will fail to reach its goal to reduce the number of data centers by 60 percent by fiscal year 2018, according to the Defense Department inspector general's office.

Document: DOD IG report on data centers