The INSIDER daily digest -- Oct. 30, 2017

A big DOD financial audit, the carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter and more highlight this Monday INSIDER Daily Digest.

The Pentagon is embarking on what could be the biggest, most complex audit in history:

Pentagon comptroller: Massive DOD audit effort to drive reform

The Defense Department is embarking on what could be among the most complex financial audits in history, involving approximately $2.4 trillion in assets and more than 1,000 auditors, according to Pentagon Comptroller David Norquist.

The carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter needs some new strap-in procedures to keep pilots from bouncing in their seats:

JSF test pilots recommend new set of strap-in procedures for carrier variant

Joint Strike Fighter test pilots have recommended a new set of strap-in procedures when operating the carrier variant to reduce bounce in the cockpit, according to the F-35 program office.

More on JSF:

Marines have commissioned external F-35 sustainment study

The Marine Corps has requested an external study on F-35 sustainment cost because of a breakdown in communication between the service and the program office, according to a Government Accountability Office official.

The first eight cross-functional teams tasked with pursuing the Army's top modernization priorities are operational:

Leaders tapped for eight Army cross-functional team pilots

The Army has achieved initial operational capability for the first eight cross-functional teams tasked with pursuing senior leaders' top modernization priorities, Inside the Army has learned.

The Navy doesn't foresee needing a San Antonio-class amphibious vessel beyond LPD-29:

Navy needs dock landing ship replacement for distributed operations

ANNAPOLIS, MD -- The Navy's San Antonio class of vessels will end with LPD-29 because the service needs the dock landing ship replacement, known as LX(R), to conduct distributed operations, according to a service official.

Keep an eye out for an upcoming request for proposals for the Army's Mobile Protected Firepower program:

Vendors prep offerings for Mobile Protected Firepower competition

Industry is crafting solutions for the Army's Mobile Protected Firepower program, intended to add mobility and lethality to infantry brigade combat teams, ahead of a final request for proposals due for release in the coming weeks.