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A former chief of staff to the U.S. CIO argues that the federal government’s 'pay and chase' approach to fraud in benefits programs is a flawed doctrine. Contractors supporting benefits programs should prepare for potential policy and procurement shifts favoring up-front fraud prevention by…
The article critiques the federal "pay and chase" approach to combating fraud in benefits programs and argues it is a flawed doctrine. This critique could spur agencies and budget decision-makers to re-evaluate post-payment recovery models and favor upstream prevention, creating risks for…
A former chief of staff to the U.S. CIO argues that the federal government's "pay and chase" approach to combating fraud in benefits programs is a flawed operating doctrine and should not be treated as an effective fraud-fighting strategy.…
FedRAMP 2026 is not a routine compliance update — it establishes a new operating model that replaces point-in-time attestations with continuous security monitoring and risk-based vulnerability management for cloud service providers supporting federal customers.…
The Space Force’s Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) program is facing construction delays and cost growth at the first site in Western Australia, and those impacts have pushed the third site’s construction back by 10 months to July 2030.…
The GAO-flagged delays and cost overruns on the Space Force’s Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) program materially shift near-term execution and award timing for contractors tied to site construction and systems integration.…
The Space Force’s Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) program is suffering construction delays and cost overruns at its first site in Western Australia, which has pushed the third site’s construction back by 10 months to July 2030.…
The Department of Defense has created a Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems (DRPM-UxS) that reports directly to the Deputy Secretary and consolidates unmanned and autonomous systems programs, funding, and oversight across DoD components including DIU, Services, and JIATF 401.…
Taiwan's government and opposition have each proposed large multi-year drone spending plans (T$210 billion through 2031 / T$240 billion over six years) and a U.S. diplomat has endorsed Taiwan's drone modernization; this creates procurement opportunities for U.S.…
Taiwan's competing defense proposals — a government plan for T$210 billion (noted as $6.59 billion in the Summary) for drone systems through 2031 and an opposition KMT counterproposal of T$240 billion over six years — combined with a high-profile U.S.…
Taiwan’s government has proposed a T$210 billion defense package for drone systems through 2031, and the opposition KMT has countered with a T$240 billion six-year drone spending plan. A U.S.…
Gen. Christopher Donahue’s abrupt retirement after 18 months in command, reportedly at the personal request of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is part of a broader leadership shake-up that has removed or replaced at least a dozen senior military leaders since Hegseth took office.…
The forced retirement of Gen. Christopher Donahue after only 18 months and a broader shake-up removing or replacing at least a dozen senior military leaders creates medium-scale disruption for contractors supporting European operations and Ukraine assistance programs.…
Gen. Christopher Donahue, commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, was forced to retire after only 18 months in command following a personal request from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.…
The Air Force awarded over $6 million in market research contracts to four defense companies to study active defense systems for tanker aircraft under the Large Aircraft Survivability Systems (LASS) program.…
The Air Force awarded over $6 million in market research contracts to four defense contractors (Anduril, BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, and Sierra Nevada) to study active defense systems for tanker aircraft under the Large Aircraft Survivability Systems (LASS) program.…
The Air Force awarded just over $6 million in market-research contracts to four defense contractors to study active defense systems for tanker aircraft under the Large Aircraft Survivability Systems (LASS) program.…
The Coast Guard (USCG) has finalized a $3.3 billion award for six Arctic Security Cutters, with Bollinger receiving $2.2 billion for four hulls and Rauma receiving $1.1 billion for two hulls.…
The Coast Guard finalized a $3.3 billion award for six Arctic Security Cutters, allocating $2.2 billion to Bollinger for four hulls and $1.1 billion to Finnish shipbuilder Rauma for two hulls.…
The U.S. Coast Guard finalized a $3.3 billion award for six Arctic Security Cutters, splitting the work between Bollinger ($2.2 billion for four hulls) and Finnish shipbuilder Rauma ($1.1 billion for two hulls).…
The Pentagon has created a Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems (DRPM‑UxS) that centralizes control of nearly all drone and autonomous systems programs under a single office reporting to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.…
The Pentagon created a Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems (DRPM-UxS) that consolidates nearly all drone/autonomy programs under a single office reporting to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, controlling $53.6 billion in autonomous drone platform spending and exercising sweeping…
The Pentagon has created a Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems (DRPM-UxS), consolidating nearly all drone and autonomous systems programs into a single office that reports to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.…
The Pentagon is allocating $53 billion and simplifying procurement rules to rapidly expand missile and rocket motor production, creating a major procurement shift that opens opportunities for defense tech startups to compete with legacy contractors.…