The INSIDER daily digest -- June 20, 2017

The FY-18 defense policy bill mark-up process plus industry breakfast speeches by the heads of STRATCOM and U.S. Army Europe are among the highlights of this Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest.

The House Armed Services Committee has begun the FY-18 defense policy bill mark-up process:

House authorizers target hypersonics, cyber in new legislation

The House Armed Services emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee has put forth legislation that would transition the Pentagon's hypersonic weapons programs to the military and increase U.S. cyber operations with NATO.

The head of STRATCOM says: "The pressure I'm going to apply is to every element of the triad."

STRATCOM chief aims to accelerate all nuclear modernization programs

The head of U.S. Strategic Command said he's applying pressure on all nuclear modernization efforts to make those programs move faster than currently scheduled.

The head of U.S. Army Europe spoke at an industry breakfast this morning:

Hodges: Rotational ABCT is 'critical,' but cannot be sole priority

For all the focus on the armored brigade combat team presence in Europe, the emphasis needs to be on the array of capabilities required to provide deterrence, according to the commander of U.S. Army Europe.

The Justice Department's investigation of Booz Allen has investors spooked:

News of Booz Allen investigation disquiets investors

Booz Allen Hamilton's stock price is down about 18 percent since the company disclosed late last week it is under investigation by the Justice Department.

A DSB task force is studying gaming, exercising, modeling, and simulation:

DOD panel exploring how machine-learning algorithms might assist military decision-making

The Pentagon has chartered a new task force to explore how machine-learning algorithms and other new technologies can leaven long-standing U.S. military gaming, exercising, modeling and simulation practices to give top brass and policymakers new ways to think about the increasingly complex set of global threats stressing the Defense Department.

A new BRAC round might have a better chance of being enacted:

Analysts predict BRAC approval more likely with Mattis' support

The chances of a Base Realignment and Closure round could be more likely under Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, some analysts said Monday, noting that the administration's support for reducing excess infrastructure is stronger than it has been in recent history.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford spoke this week at the National Press Club in Washington:

Pentagon briefing lawmakers on U.S. military advantages over Russia, China

As the Defense Department tries to convince Congress to raise budget caps and return to regular order, the Pentagon has begun briefing lawmakers in detail about how the U.S. military's upper hand over potential enemies is slipping away, according to a top general.