The INSIDER daily digest

News about the recommendations from the Commission on the Future of the Army leads off this Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest.

Top Army officials will soon be meeting with the SECDEF about an influential commission's recommendations:

Army leaders to huddle with Carter on budget plans

Army leaders and Defense Secretary Ash Carter are set to discuss plans to implement the recommendations of the National Commission on the Future of the Army, which include new investments in aviation.

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing this morning on improving DOD's "strategic integration":

McCain and Senate panel turn to McChrystal for Pentagon management advice

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) sought to defend his effort to alter the Pentagon's management structure to include more "cross-functional teams" during a Tuesday hearing with a panel of management experts, including retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal.

Document: Senate hearing on improving DOD's strategic integration

Keep an eye out for upcoming meetings of a technical data rights panel:

Technical data panel, gearing up for summer meetings, seeks industry input

A congressionally mandated panel on technical data rights, which has met twice so far, is seeking public input, according to a new Federal Register notice.

Document: DOD notice on technical data restrictions

The Navy's top uniformed lawyer spoke today about China and the legality of that country's territorial claims over parts of the South China Sea:

Navy JAG: Beijing's South China Sea claims 'vague, undefined,' not supported by evidence

The People's Republic of China's claims over significant swaths of the South China Sea are "vague, undefined" and not supported by "abundant historical evidence," according to the U.S. Navy's highest-ranking uniformed legal counsel.

The Army could be overhauling its aviation platforms soon:

Army targets MDD on Future Vertical Lift

The Army has asked the Office of the Secretary of Defense for permission to proceed with its signature overhaul of aviation platforms, according to the program manager for the Improved Turbine Engine Program and Future Vertical Lift.

Looks like the Navy's budding "distributed lethality" initiative is taking root:

Fleet Forces chief: Distributed lethality becoming more of a 'fleet concept'

The four-star admiral in charge of U.S. Fleet Forces Command says the Navy's budding "distributed lethality" initiative is becoming more embraced as a "fleet concept" through doctrine, exercises and training.