The INSIDER daily digest -- Jan. 14, 2019

This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news from an interview with the head of Booz Allen Hamilton's defense business, the Army's efforts to work with industry to build the sensors that will go on the service's Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle and more.

Inside Defense recently interviewed the head of Booz Allen Hamilton's defense business:

Booz Allen defense chief says company has moved into more technology-centric work

The head of Booz Allen Hamilton's defense business said the company has shifted its business into deeper technology work and now is seeking to position itself as a "solutions" provider.

The Army is reworking its request for proposals for the sensors that will go on the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle:

Army forced to reconsider NGCV sensor requirements

The Army is seeking "a compromise" with industry on its expectations for intelligent vehicle sensors and the costly proposals that were initially submitted, according to a service official.

In case you missed it, here's a free version of a story on the Pentagon's response to allegations about former longtime Boeing executive and current acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan:

Pentagon fires back on allegations Shanahan is favoring Boeing

The Pentagon says allegations that acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan, a 31-year executive at Boeing, has acted improperly to benefit his former employer or is biased in favor of the company are unfounded and untrue.

More news from last week that you can catch up with on this snowed-in Monday:

Navy sets MQ-25 price tag at $15.2 billion, nearly $2 billion higher than service cost position

The Navy estimates the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aircraft system -- the service's first operational unmanned aircraft for the aircraft carrier fleet -- will cost $15.2 billion to acquire, up nearly $2 billion from a $13.3 billion price tag the service tallied last year.

Pentagon re-opens debate with defense industry over performance payments, contract financing

The Pentagon is seeking ideas for how it can incentivize better performance from defense contractors after a controversial proposal to reduce customary progress payments was quashed last year.

Air Force to house displaced F-22 training unit at Eglin prior to formal beddown approval

The Council on Environmental Quality has approved an Air Force request for an interim beddown of its F-22 Formal Training Unit at Eglin Air Force Base, FL -- a move the service said was necessary after damage from Hurricane Michael displaced the unit.