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The Navy's MUSV competition (The Robot Ships of Route 90) is a high-impact program: Congress allocated $5 billion via a reconciliation bill for unmanned vessel purchases, the Navy plans to order 36 MUSVs before the end of the current fiscal year, seven shipyards are participating, and private…
The U.S. Navy's Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) competition has seven participating shipyards and plans to order 36 MUSVs before the end of the current fiscal year, driven by a Congressional allocation of $5 billion via a reconciliation bill for unmanned vessels.…
The Air Force's FY2027 budget request includes $996.5 million for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) production; General Atomics and Anduril are ramping production for the FQ-42A and FQ-44A and are self-funding initial production while awaiting appropriations.…
The Air Force's FY2027 budget request includes $996.5 million for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) production and the service is targeting 500 CCAs by 2032. General Atomics and Anduril are ramping production capacity for their FQ-42A and FQ-44A drones and are self-funding initial production…
The Air Force’s FY2027 budget request includes $996.5 million for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) production, and the service is targeting 500 CCAs by 2032. General Atomics and Anduril are ramping up production capacity for their FQ-42A and FQ-44A drones and are self-funding initial production…
H.R. 3857, the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, was reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 17, 2026. This signals potential new procurements and guidance tied to snowpack and water-supply forecasting; contractors in…
H.R. 3857 (Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026), reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 17, 2026 (status: introduced), continues funding for snow water supply forecasting and may add updated requirements for data collection,…
H.R. 3857, the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, was reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 17, 2026. The reported reauthorization centers on a federal snow water supply forecasting program and signals potential follow-on…
DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is planning large investments in biosurveillance capabilities, expanding testing site coverage beyond New York City to include Austin, Miami, and Seattle.…
The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), via HSARPA, is planning "large investments" to ramp up biosurveillance capabilities. The program includes expanding testing sites beyond New York City to Austin, Miami, and Seattle; hiring within HSARPA; developing R&D roadmaps; and seeking…
DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is planning "large investments" in biosurveillance capabilities, expanding testing sites beyond New York City to Austin, Miami, and Seattle.…
HUD is deploying an AI-powered tool to monitor how grant recipients spend roughly $77 billion in annual funding, and plans to require grantees to submit invoices and contracts for AI analysis.…
HUD is deploying an AI-powered tool to review how grant recipients spend roughly $77 billion annually, with deployment by September 30, 2026. Grantees must submit invoices and contracts for AI analysis; HUD will incorporate the requirement into NOFOs and grant agreements.…
HUD will deploy an AI-powered tool by September 30, 2026 to analyze invoices and contracts submitted by grant recipients, as part of a program to monitor how roughly $77 billion in annual HUD grant funding is spent.…
The Space Force plans a fivefold increase in satellite operations over the next 3–5 years supported by a historic $19 billion procurement budget for FY2027. It is considering multiyear procurement deals and production framework agreements to incentivize industry investment in manufacturing…
The Space Force plans a rapid expansion in satellite operations — described as a fivefold increase over the next 3–5 years — supported by a historic procurement budget cited for FY2027 ($19 billion).…
The Space Force plans to increase satellite operations roughly fivefold over the next 3–5 years and is working with a historic FY2027 procurement budget of $19 billion to support that surge.…
Germany's Defense Minister is seeking parliamentary approval for a record €140 billion ($160 billion) defense budget for 2027, representing a 32.7% increase in the core ministry budget.…
Germany's Defense Minister is seeking parliamentary approval of a record €140 billion defense budget for 2027, a 32.7% increase in the core ministry budget, funding legacy systems (example: Leopard 2A8) and establishing a dedicated program for civilian research institutions to work on defense…
Germany's Defense Minister is seeking parliamentary approval for a record €140 billion ($160 billion) defense budget for 2027, a package that increases the core ministry budget by 32.7%.…
The GAO review found that under the Controlled Substances Act the DEA must obtain scheduling recommendations from HHS (based on FDA evaluations) for certain substances; GAO assessed DEA scheduling actions from 2020–2025.…
What GAO Found Under the Controlled Substances Act, substances that pose a risk of abuse and dependence are placed in categories—referred to as schedules. To carry out certain scheduling actions, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is required to obtain a scheduling recommendation from the…
GAO reviewed DEA scheduling actions from 2020 through 2025 and found DEA considered HHS evaluations where required and, for all 84 substances with final rules as of December 31, 2025, aligned with HHS recommendations; 11 additional substances remained under extended temporary scheduling orders.…
The GAO found USAID allocated $624 million in ESF assistance for the West Bank and Gaza for FY 2022–2024 across 37 prime awards; State assumed administration of that ESF funding from USAID in July 2025 and NEA is managing remaining activities (all awards ended except for support to the East…