Inside the Army highlights

Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Army:

1. The Army is working to address an "architecture challenge" with respect to its network, but senior leaders emphasized that changes will not happen overnight.

Full story: Milley, McCarthy describe multifaceted process to improve Army network

2. The Army's top civilian official recently clarified his instructions to a senior service leader charged with designing a new organization to oversee modernization.

Full story: New memo details efforts to 'fundamentally alter' Army modernization

3. The Army -- which has fumbled for two decades with acquisition projects to modernize its ground combat vehicle fleet -- is required under the final version of the fiscal year 2018 defense policy bill to deliver a plan to Congress for building a prototype for a new ground combat vehicle.

Full story: FY-18 policy bill requires Army to ready new ground vehicle prototype plan

4. The Senate on Nov. 15 confirmed Mark Esper to serve as Army secretary on an 89 to 6 vote, providing the Defense Department with a full complement of service secretaries.

Full story: Esper confirmed as Army secretary