The INSIDER daily digest -- June 4, 2018

News on the Close Combat Lethality Task Force, unmanned aircraft pilots' work-life balance and the Littoral Combat Ship program highlight this Monday INSIDER Daily Digest.

The Close Combat Lethality Task Force is a byproduct of the Pentagon cost assessment and program evaluation office's close combat strategic portfolio review to improve effectiveness and survivability:

Walsh: Close Combat Lethality Task Force completes in-process review

The Defense Department's Close Combat Lethality Task Force recently completed an in-process review that featured equipment in the Pentagon courtyard for senior leaders to see what the Army, Marine Corps and U.S. Special Operations Command are developing to outfit infantry units.

Under a proposed bill, the comptroller general would report to Congress on the Air Force's plans to expand services for unmanned aircraft pilots and sensor operators at those installations:

Senate lawmakers want details of effort to improve work-life balance, services for RPA pilots

Two Democratic senators added language to the Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill that would tell the Government Accountability Office to report on how the Air Force is improving the lives of its remotely piloted aircraft operators.

Document: Senators' legislation on improving work-life balance, services for RPA pilots

The Navy has determined which variant of the Littoral Combat Ship will be the first to get an over-the-horizon missile capability:

Navy will install first over-the-horizon missile on Independence-variant LCS

The Navy will install the first Raytheon-Kongsberg-manufactured over-the-horizon missile on an Independence variant of the Littoral Combat Ship, according to the service.

Related recent LCS news:

Navy will begin LCS design work to add over-the-horizon missile

Once an over-the-horizon anti-ship missile contract is awarded it will take the Navy anywhere from 18 months to two years to complete the design work needed to incorporate the system on the Littoral Combat Ship, according to a service official.

Navy identifies 300 planned alterations for LCS

The Navy has identified roughly 300 planned alterations that must be made to the Littoral Combat Ship with the changes ranging from quick fixes to more time-consuming modifications.

Congressional authorizers must decide fate of LCS in conference

The congressional authorization committees will have to decide the future of the Littoral Combat Ship in conference because the House and Senate's respective marks disagree on the direction of the program.