The INSIDER daily digest

Kicking off this Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest with a scoop on the Army's Apache attack helicopters and more.

The Army has found a quality-control problem with its Apache helicopters:

Army looks into eight-year quality-control gap in Apache helos

The Army is investigating a quality-control problem at the Apache production line that sources say goes back eight years, as the service hopes to sign a new contract with manufacturer Boeing this summer.

Some future budget concerns from the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee:

Thornberry worries Obama will raid FY-17 base budget to pay OCO costs

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) is concerned that the Obama administration will use base budget defense funds to pay for operational expenses in fiscal year 2017, rather than request more overseas contingency operations spending.

Our continuing coverage of the SNA convention:

Mabus: 'Very Proud' of Great Green Fleet demo in 2016

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, in his final year as service secretary, is "very proud" the Great Green Fleet will be demonstrated in 2016.

Document: Mabus speech at SNA conference

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction issued a report early this morning:

SIGAR: Pentagon task force spent $215M on projects with 'mixed results'

The Pentagon's defunct Task Force for Business and Stability Operations spent $215 million on projects designed to advance extractive industries in Afghanistan, but few of these yielded appreciable results, according to a new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.

Document: SIGAR report on Afghanistan's oil, gas and minerals industries

The Pentagon's inspector general will be undergoing more scrutiny:

DOD IG under scrutiny for role in response to SIGAR report

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is raising new questions about the independence of the Defense Department inspector general amid evidence of its involvement in editing the Pentagon's response to an oversight authority.

Keep an eye out for an updated DISA milCloud acquisition strategy:

DISA is eyeing next generations of milCloud, enterprise email

The Defense Information Systems Agency is working on updating the acquisition strategy and requirements for the next generations of milCloud and enterprise email, according to an agency official.

Don't expect DOD to increase its use of renewable energy anytime soon:

GAO: DOD has not established integrated net zero strategy or policy

The Pentagon has not established an integrated strategy or policy to help increase renewable energy usage on its installations, the Government Accountability Office found in a recent report.

Document: GAO report on DOD's net zero goals

A proposers' day will be held later this month on undersea communication technology for unmanned vehicles:

DARPA eyes undersea communication technology for unmanned vehicles

The Pentagon's advanced research arm seeks to hold an industry event later this month to inform potential proposers about a project designed to help develop undersea communications technology for unmanned undersea vehicles.

Document: DARPA proposers' day notice for MOCCA