The INSIDER Daily Digest

Today's INSIDER begins with news from the Pentagon comptroller. Michael McCord has asked Congress to allow a reprogramming of funds from the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program to finance the resumption of a controversial exercise involving a missile-defense blimp watching over the Washington region.

DOD wants to cut Joint Light Tactical Vehicle funds to send JLENS aloft

Defense Department Comptroller Michael McCord has asked Congress to allow a reprogramming of funds from the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program to finance the resumption of a controversial exercise involving a missile-defense blimp watching over the Washington region.

DOCUMENT: DOD reprogramming on JLENS

The Air Force made news Monday, as Deborah Lee James, the service's secretary, held a late afternoon press conference to discuss the nuclear triad and the next-generation bomber.

Air Force: National nuclear modernization fund should support all three legs of the triad

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said Monday that any national-level fund to support the Defense Department's nuclear triad modernization should encompass all three legs rather than a single program.

At the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Monday, budget analysts agreed Congress may be unable to pass an appropriations bill by the start of fiscal year 2017. Todd Harrison, CSIS' director for defense budget analysis, said it “may be a foregone conclusion” that the government begins the year on a continuing resolution.

Budget analysts expect FY-17 continuing resolution

Budget analysts expect that Congress will be unable to pass an appropriations bill by the start of fiscal year 2017, leading to yet another year that begins with a continuing resolution.

Those closely watching the ACV bid protest should be aware that the decision will be covered by a protective order.

ACV bid protest covered by protective order

Once a decision is made this month on the Government Accountability Office's bid protest surrounding the Marine Corps' next-generation amphibious vehicle competition, it will be a few weeks until information is made public because the decision is covered by a protective order, Inside Defense has learned

Inside the Army spoke with the Army robotics chief about the service's work to standardize the “operator-control unit” for unmanned platforms.

Army robotics chief eyes standardization for aerial drones, ground systems

The Army is working to standardize the "operator-control unit" for unmanned platforms, according to the chief roboticist at the service's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center.

We also have two stories from the latest issue of Inside the Navy.

Stackley: Work on Taiwan's new frigates may bolster east-coast shipyards

The maintenance and upgrade of two Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates recently approved for sale to Taiwan could help stem the loss of private shipyard work on the East Coast, according to Navy acquisition chief Sean Stackley.

NAVSEA setting up incident response HQ for fleet cybersecurity

Naval Sea Systems Command is establishing an incident-response headquarters to more quickly react to the operational fleet when officers encounter a cybersecurity incident, according to a top command official.