The INSIDER daily digest -- June 11, 2018

Nuclear weapons and the fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill dominate this Monday INSIDER Daily Digest.

The military's nuclear command, control and communications should be run by one person, according to Senate authorizers:

Senate proposes one person should govern NC3 programs, suggests launching dedicated career field

As Defense Department leaders study how best to organize the military's nuclear command, control and communications, Senate authorizers have proposed a slew of changes to that portfolio's oversight.

The Senate Armed Services Committee wants a conventional variant of the Long-Range Standoff Weapon developed earlier:

Senate's defense policy bill proposes conventional LRSO fielding deadline

Senate authorizers want to tie a congressional requirement to develop a conventional variant of the Long-Range Standoff Weapon to initial operational test and evaluation, not initial operational capability as current law stipulates.

Related, recent LRSO news from the House version of the FY-19 defense policy bill:

Thornberry proposes spending boost for GBSD, LRSO in FY-19

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee wants to grant the Air Force's wish to boost funding for its nuclear missile modernization programs, which the service included in its fiscal year 2019 unfunded requirements list submitted to Congress earlier this year.

House lawmakers keep pushing for conventional LRSO despite Air Force opposition

Congress is doubling down on its position that the Air Force should pursue a conventional variant of the Long-Range Standoff Weapon, adding new language in the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee's mark of the fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill.

Senate authorizers want more information from the Army on how the service plans to equip and field future armored brigade combat teams:

Senate panel wants report on future of armored brigade combat teams

Senate lawmakers are asking how the Army plans to equip and field future armored brigade combat teams in order to fit the requirements in the National Defense Strategy.

The Army should think about setting up a multiyear procurement strategy for Stryker A1 vehicles:

Senate panel questions Stryker production funding

The Senate Armed Services Committee is recommending the Army consider a multiyear procurement strategy for Stryker A1 vehicles, which include the Double-V Hull upgrade.

The Air Force says its OCX cybersecurity defenses are "robust":

Air Force, Raytheon complete two OCX cybersecurity assessments

The Air Force confirmed last week it has completed two key cybersecurity tests on the Next-Generation GPS Operational Control Segment, telling Inside Defense the tests validate that the service has "a robust cybersecurity implementation on the OCX system."