The INSIDER daily digest -- June 12, 2018

News on Army Futures Command leads off this Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest.

Inside the Army has the scoop on the final five possible locations for Army Futures Command:

Army picks five finalists for Futures Command location

With the Army's Futures Command stationing team having so far visited Boston, Raleigh and Austin as potential locations for its new headquarters, Inside Defense has learned that Philadelphia and Minneapolis are the two cities left awaiting site visits before the service makes its final decision.

Related Army Futures Command coverage:

General selected to lead Army Futures Command

Army senior leaders have selected Lt. Gen. Mike Murray to lead Army Futures Command, slated to reach initial operational capability in July of this year.

Meadows amendment on real property leases could affect AFC site

A proposed amendment to the House version of the fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill would impose new restrictions on real property leases by the Defense Department, and could add new hurdles to the headquarters selection for Army Futures Command.

House panel to impose reporting requirements on Army Futures Command

As the Army prepares to stand up a new organization tasked with overseeing modernization, a congressional committee is seeking further insight into the process.

The Defense Contract Audit Agency recently released its annual report:

DCAA reduced backlog in FY-17, says on track to eliminate it by Oct. 1

The Defense Contract Audit Agency in its annual report states it has reduced the backlog of incurred cost audits to an average age of 14 months and is set to clear the backlog this fiscal year.

Document: DCAA report to Congress on FY-17 activities

Air Force Special Operations Command is getting more Reaper squadrons:

AFSOC to stand up new MQ-9 squadron as Shaw AFB ramps up Reaper operations

Hurlburt Field, FL, is expanding its active-duty MQ-9 Reaper pilot workforce to allow for a second combat line under Air Force Special Operations Command.

House appropriators aren't on the same page as House authorizers when it comes to fast-attack submarines and aircraft carriers:

House appropriators leave out CVN-81, additional Virginia subs in mark

Two major House Armed Services Committee initiatives for fast-attack submarines and aircraft carriers are absent in the House Appropriations defense subcommittee's mark-up of the fiscal year 2019 military spending bill.