The INSIDER daily digest -- Jan. 18, 2017

A new GAO report on OCO funding and remarks from the Pentagon's outgoing acquisition chief are among the highlights of this Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest.

A new GAO report looks at OCO funding:

GAO concludes that Pentagon needs new OCO policy as Trump administration preps for White House

After a yearlong investigation, the Government Accountability Office has concluded that the Defense Department needs a new policy to better run its $60 billion Overseas Contingency Operations account, which some critics, including the nominee to be the next chief of the White House Office of Management and Budget, have called a "slush fund."

Document: GAO report on overseas contingency operations

The Pentagon's retiring acquisition executive fears people with little government experience will wind up in positions of authority:

Outgoing Pentagon acquisition chief worries Trump will appoint 'outsiders'

Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's outgoing acquisition chief, said today he is worried that the Trump administration will seek to appoint officials from the private sector who are not familiar with the Defense Department or its culture in an effort to achieve some sort of creative disruption.

The Navy wants to speed up development of three programs:

Navy conducts accelerated acquisition program and resourcing assessment

The Navy is conducting an accelerated acquisition program and resourcing assessment that includes evaluation of the MQ-25 Stingray, the Large Diameter Unmanned Underwater Vehicle and the surface ship laser weapon system, Inside Defense has learned.

Document: Navy letter on accelerating development of three programs

The Air Force is looking at a light-attack aircraft capability:

Light-attack experiment could kick off this spring

The Air Force plans to launch an experiment this spring to consider a possible low-end, light-attack capability that could augment and relieve the strain on the current fighter fleet.

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) wants to increase the number of U.S.-based ballistic missile defense interceptors:

New McCain white paper: GMD system should be expanded

The Ground-based Midcourse Defense system should be expanded to include an additional interceptor site near the East Coast, according to a new white paper issued this week by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ).

Document: McCain's 'Restoring American Power' white paper

More Army news:

Army may use FFV design concepts for future vehicles

The Army previously decided to delay acquisition decisions for the Future Fighting Vehicle, but concepts from the system's associated design contracts may be used for other plans, according to the director of mounted requirements at the Maneuver Center of Excellence.

USAREUR commander outlines 2017 efforts

The Army is taking numerous steps to implement its strategic guidance in Europe this year, according to the commander of U.S. Army Europe.

DOT&E: Challenges remain for Army's mid-tier radio

The Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio continues to fall short of the Army's requirements, according to the Pentagon's director of test and evaluation.

DOT&E: Army should take steps to correct PIM deficiencies

As the Army moves forward with Paladin Integration Management program testing, the service should continue to take steps to correct deficiencies, according to a report from the Pentagon's director of operational test and evaluation.

Document: DOT&E's FY-16 annual report

Army seeks collaboration on software resiliency

With its warfighting platforms increasingly reliant on software and amid an increasingly contested electromagnetic spectrum environment, the Army is reaching out to industry and academia in an effort to build resiliency into its systems.