The INSIDER daily digest -- Jan. 25, 2016

News on the JSF, Pentagon civilian jobs, the Army's unfunded priorities list and more highlight this Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest.

DOD now knows when the Joint Strike Fighter's Block 4 capability development plan will be released:

F-35 PEO expects JROC approval of Block 4 capability plan by April

The F-35 joint program office anticipates having a Block 4 capability development plan approved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council in April, about 16 months late, according to an official.

The effect of President Trump's government hiring freeze on the Pentagon:

Trump's hiring freeze to impact DOD's 67K civilian job openings

President Trump's government hiring freeze will impact the Defense Department, which faced more than 67,700 vacancies across the entire department when the freeze went into effect on Sunday, according to a Pentagon spokesman.

The Army has sent Congress its unfunded priorities list:

Army seeks additional $8.2 billion in FY-17 and $18.3 billion in FY-18

The Army has told Congress it has several key service priorities not funded in fiscal years 2017 and 2018.

Document: Army's FY-17, FY-18 unfunded requirements lists

Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), nominated to be the next head of the OMB, had a rough go at it during his confirmation hearing yesterday:

McCain roughs up OMB nominee on defense spending and stance on non-defense offsets

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pursued a robust line of questioning during Tuesday's confirmation hearing for Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), nominated to be the next head of the White House budget office, chastising him for his "lack of support" for the military and his insistence that defense spending should not increase unless it is offset by cuts in non-defense funding.

Boeing earnings news:

Boeing reports additional tanker charges

Boeing said Wednesday the company took new charges on the KC-46 tanker program last quarter -- bringing total out-of-pocket company costs on the Air Force project to more than $1.5 billion.

LRASM is ready for production:

Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile program cleared for initial production

The accelerated Long Range Anti-Ship Missile program has cleared its production readiness review, according to a Lockheed Martin official.

Integrated Air and Missile Defense news:

DOT&E recommends fixes for IAMD in first report

The Pentagon's top weapons tester is urging the Army to improve its Integrated Air and Missile Defense program in the latest edition of his annual report.

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