The INSIDER daily digest -- June 26, 2017

Lawmakers' work on the FY-18 defense budget, a new ballistic and cruise missile threat report and more highlight this Monday INSIDER Daily Digest.

House appropriators will begin marking up the FY-18 defense spending bill tonight. Here's a preview:

House Appropriations Committee seeks $18B procurement boost

The House Appropriations Committee released a draft version of its fiscal year 2018 defense spending bill Sunday night that would boost weapons procurement by $18.6 billion above what is sought by the Trump administration and $24 billion more than what was enacted in FY-17.

Document: House appropriators' draft FY-18 defense spending bill

Coverage of the FY-18 defense authorization bill, a copy of which Inside Defense obtained late Friday:

House Armed Services Committee revising FY-18 topline to $621B

The House Armed Services Committee will propose fiscal year 2018 legislation that authorizes $621 billion for the base defense budget and $75 billion in Overseas Contingency Operations funding, of which $10 billion would be used for base spending, according to a copy of the legislation obtained by Inside Defense.

House authorizers to propose plan to examine possibility of stationing permanent forces in Europe

The House Armed Services Committee will propose legislation aimed at considering permanent forces in Europe, a shift from the Army's present strategy of providing heel-to-toe rotations on the continent.

Document: House chairman's mark of the FY-18 defense policy bill

The National Air and Space Intelligence Center recently released its latest report on the ballistic and cruise missile threat to the United States:

DOD missile assessment identifies hypersonic weapons as 'emerging threat'

A Defense Department assessment of ballistic and cruise missile threats to the Untied States has, for the first time, identified hypersonic glide vehicles -- being developed by Russia and China to penetrate U.S. ballistic missile defenses -- as an "emerging threat."

Document: NASIC's 2017 report on the ballistic and cruise missile threat

A new GAO report finds DOD has "taken steps" to begin implementing the requirements for cross-functional teams, but "these efforts are not complete":

Pentagon falling behind on crafting plan for cross-functional teams

The Pentagon may be falling behind on fulfilling a mandate from the latest defense policy law to find organizational and management efficiencies across the Defense Department, according to the Government Accountability Office.

Document: GAO report on DOD cross-functional teams

Lockheed Martin has a new team member for its JSTARS recap bid:

Sierra Nevada Corp. joins Lockheed-led JSTARS recap team

Sierra Nevada Corp. will partner with prime contractor Lockheed Martin, Bombardier and Raytheon to missionize Bombardier's Global 6000 business jet to function as a recapitalized E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System.

Looks like the current iteration of the Marine Corps' Amphibious Combat Vehicle won't sink when it deploys from an amphibious assault ship:

Marines test 'critical link' between Amphibious Vehicle Increment 1.1, 1.2

The Marine Corps recently tested a "critical link" between Amphibious Combat Vehicle Increment 1.1 and 1.2, which was the ability to launch and recover the system from an amphibious assault ship.