The INSIDER daily digest -- Sept. 24, 2018

This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest features news on the FY-19 defense spending bill, a chat with the head of MAG Aerospace, the Pentagon's nuclear weapons arsenal and more.

The House potentially passing the FY-19 defense appropriations conference report and the president signing it into law before the end of this month could mark the first time in over a decade that a supplemental spending bill isn't required. Whether that actually happens is still up in the air:

House positioned to send defense spending bill to Trump this week

The House returns to session this week eyeing a vote on a $675 billion defense appropriations bill that has already cleared the Senate and must be signed into law by Oct. 1 to prevent a partial government shutdown.

Inside Defense recently chatted with the chief executive of MAG Aerospace:

MAG Aerospace looks for adjacencies as it plots growth path

MAG Aerospace, founded less than a decade ago, is seeking growth, hoping to expand into adjacencies and build a larger international business, according to its chief executive.

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Peter Fanta, deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear matters, recently spoke at a Capitol Hill breakfast:

Pentagon official says U.S needs to 'revitalize' nuclear weapons production

The Pentagon needs to send the Energy Department a "steady-state" demand signal for nuclear warheads production and "revitalize" it similar to how the military has readied the missile, submarine, aircraft and weapons manufacturers industrial bases, respectively, for the U.S. nuclear recapitalization effort, according to a Defense Department official.

Navy Secretary Richard Spencer was briefed by Army officials on the service's hypersonic program and efforts:

SECNAV sees 'seamless' cross-service hypersonic development; MOA assigns Navy roles

The Navy's top official said the department-wide effort to develop and field hypersonic boost glide weapons is "seamless," a claim made during a recent visit to Alabama with Army officials responsible for the nation's first successful Advanced Hypersonic Weapon test in 2011.

The Army's research and development account for the the Integrated Visual Augmentation System program, formerly known as Heads-Up Display 3.0, is getting more money:

Lawmakers approve $648M reprogramming for Army soldier display

Congress has approved the Pentagon's request to shift $648 million to swiftly develop a key soldier system deemed a priority of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' Close Combat Lethality Task Force.