The INSIDER daily digest

Starting off the final INSIDER Daily Digest of the year with coverage of the Army's JAGM program, a new Air Force ICBM effort and more.

Lawmakers can now peruse the Army's Joint Air-to-Ground Munition acquisition plan:

Army sets acquisition baseline program for $3.9B JAGM effort

The Army has provided lawmakers with an acquisition plan for the Joint Air-to-Ground Munition program, detailing for the first time since Lockheed Martin was formally tapped in July as prime contractor the schedule and cost targets for the estimated $3.9 billion anti-armor weapon designed to replace all variants of the air-launched Hellfire and Longbow missiles.

Keep an eye out next month for news on the Air Force's plans to modernize its ICBM fleet:

Air Force to brief industry on draft solicitation for new ICBM program

The Air Force next month plans to conduct in-depth technical discussions with industry on the requirement to modernize the silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile fleet, a meeting that comes in anticipation of an early 2016 decision to acquire the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program, a projected $62 billion project.

Look for an internal DOD review of the Goldwater-Nichols defense reform law in the coming weeks:

DOD launches internal Goldwater-Nichols review amid congressional scrutiny

The Pentagon, in a bid to shape potential outcomes of an ongoing congressional effort to update the landmark Goldwater-Nichols defense reform law, has launched its own internal review of the 30-year-old legislation and its impact on the organization of the Defense Department, according to officials and sources.

Expect DOD to start work on a report to Congress on trusted foundries soon:

Congress seeks report on impact of losing U.S.-based trusted foundries

Lawmakers want the Defense Department to explain how losing U.S.-based trusted foundries negatively impacts its weapon systems that require trusted microprocessors.

A primer on the Pentagon's efforts to comply with asset visibility requirements:

GAO: Pentagon making strides on asset visibility

The Defense Department has made progress toward compliance with the asset visibility requirements of the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act, according to the Government Accountability Office.

Document: GAO report on DOD asset visibility

Exactly how much detail DOD is willing to publicly release on its military intel programs is still up for grabs, but Congress wants information on them anyway:

Congress seeks military intelligence program details in budget materials

In an aim to gain more insight into the services' military intelligence programs, lawmakers are calling on the defense secretary to lay out new details on the programs in the annual budget justification books.

A DOD innovation fund just got an influx of cash:

Congress provides unrequested $250 million to DOD innovation fund

Lawmakers have provided hundreds of millions of unrequested dollars for a Pentagon program that seeks to help fund innovative defense technologies.

Happy Holidays from Inside Defense! The next INSIDER Daily Digest will be issued on Monday, Jan. 4, 2016.