The INSIDER daily digest -- Feb. 1, 2017

The DOD budget, Marine Corps aviation and more highlight this Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest:

Some big budget news from this morning:

Mattis releases budget guidance to build bigger force

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis released a department-wide memo Tuesday to guide the upcoming budget process with the aim of building a larger and more capable military force.

Document: Mattis memo on DOD budget

The Marine Corps' top aviator was at a Defense Writers Group breakfast this morning:

Marine Corps determines Class A mishaps are due to human error, not component failure

The Marine Corps has determined Class A aviation mishaps that have occurred in recent years are due to human error and are not mechanical failure, according to the service's top aviator.

Marine Corps' top aviator calls F-35C nose gear issue a 'small problem'

The top aviator for the Marine Corps said the issues with the F-35C nose gear are a "small problem" and there is time to fix it before the first aircraft carrier deployment in 2020.

More JSF news:

Contracting analysts eye F-35 interaction for clues on industry's future under Trump

Following Lockheed Martin's engagement with President Trump on the F-35 program, analysts say contractors may be more optimistic about how public interactions over their programs may play out.

The Air Force's T-X trainer program has one less competitor:

Northrop Grumman backs out of T-X program

Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems said today they have decided not to bid on the Air Force's T-X trainer program, marking the second team to publicly withdraw from the competition.

News from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:

White House cancels signing of cyber executive order following meeting with advisers

The White House has scrapped the signing of a cybersecurity executive order following a meeting with President Trump and top officials from the Defense Department, Department of Homeland Security and the intelligence community.