The INSIDER daily digest -- Aug. 21, 2017

The CNO's latest action in the wake of the most recent destroyer collision and more highlight this Monday INSIDER Daily Digest.

The most recent collision between a Navy destroyer and a merchant ship has led to the service's top uniformed officer wanting to know why such incidents are on the rise:

CNO orders operational pause for fleets worldwide, directs comprehensive review

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson has ordered an operational pause for all fleets worldwide, and directed a comprehensive review to determine the root cause of recent collisions.

The Army is looking at the defense industry's ideas for upgrading the service's M113 armored personnel carrier:

Army eyes 'rodeo' for upgrades to M113s in EAB

The Army intends to hold a "rodeo" to assess the reliability of industry offerings to upgrade the M113 armored personnel carrier for echelons above brigade.

The Navy is looking to pay for internal service bills via a procurement tax in FY-19:

Navy plans to implement tax in fiscal year 2019 across all programs

The Navy plans to institute a procurement tax across every program in the fiscal year 2019 budget, according to multiple sources.

The Army will be buying fewer Black Hawk helicopters:

Army commits to 20 percent fewer Black Hawks than originally planned in new multiyear deal

The Army is executing a multiyear procurement contract for H-60M utility helicopters that obligates the government to buy 51 fewer helicopters than the service proposed to Congress when it sought authorization for a five-year deal, offsetting the cuts in part with foreign military sales.

The Navy's MUOS satellite program has been delayed:

MUOS constellation schedule breached over operational deficiencies

The Navy postponed declaring full operational capability for the Mobile User Objective System, causing a schedule breach in the program's baseline, according to a Selected Acquisition Report obtained by Inside the Navy.