The INSIDER daily digest -- November 14, 2025

This end of the week INSIDER Daily Digest looks at the Army’s attempt to gain some flexibility in its funding decisions, Canada may be in line for U.S. help with its space command and control system, it’s back to work in St. Louis for Boeing workers, and another look at the Army’s drone-buying strategy.

The Army will take another run at Congress over budget flexibility:

Army aims to extend agile funding to all PAEs amid congressional pushback

The Army wants to expand its agile funding initiative to consolidate budget items across each of its newly announced portfolio acquisition executives (PAEs) -- teeing up potential tension with a Congress that has already pushed back on proposals for spending flexibility.

The Space Force is looking to help out Canada’s defense:

Space Force seeking space C2 capabilities for foreign sale

The Space Force is seeking information on space command and control capabilities for foreign military sales to Canada, according to a notice posted yesterday.

Boeing has settled a strike with the local union:

Boeing workers in St. Louis approve new contract, end strike

Boeing machinists in the St. Louis area voted today to accept a contract agreement with the defense contractor and return to work after striking for more than three months, according to an announcement from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

And in case you missed it, the Army has some novel ideas for obtaining drones:

Flexible procurement models eyed for Army's push to buy 1 million drones

The Army is preparing to tap a mix of flexible procurement authorities in an effort to generate a "predictable demand signal" and fully leverage the capacity of the U.S. industrial base as it pursues an ambitious plan to buy 1 million drones over the next two to three years, according to a service official.