Inside the Pentagon highlights

Some must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Pentagon:

1. The Pentagon is considering several weapon systems for new rapid prototyping authority granted by Congress, including the Air Force's hypersonic conventional strike capability, F-22 aircraft modernization and two key Navy missile programs, Inside Defense has learned.

Full story: Pentagon eyeing new list of weapon systems for rapid prototyping

2. The Section 809 panel is recommending the Defense Department elevate the role program executive officers play in acquisition by giving them more power over program decisions and funding within their capability portfolios.

Full story: Section 809 panel recommends elevating PEOs to 'portfolio acquisition executives'

3. The Air Force has canceled the flying portion of the second phase of its light-attack experiment at Holloman Air Force Base, NM, after an A-29 Super Tucano crashed during a June 22 experimentation flight that killed the jet's pilot.

Full story: USAF cancels flight portion of light-attack experiments after fatal A-29 crash

4. The White House is yet again at odds with the Senate over a provision in the annual defense authorization bill laying out a policy for offensive cyber operations, after the same language was stripped out of last year's legislation during conference negotiations.

Full story: OMB opposes Senate bill's offensive cyber policy, setting up potential conference battle