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DHS has awarded a $1.5 billion IDIQ for counter-drone/counter-UAS capabilities to 14 vendors across two tracks through 2031. Track 1 (up to $1B) covers hardware, software, and services; Track 2 (up to $500M) covers managed services and system integration.…
The Senate continuing resolution (HR 6500) would extend the Technology Modernization Fund’s (TMF) authority to finance new projects through December 11, 2026, while the House version would bar new TMF projects after September 30.…
GAO found FEMA experienced large workforce reductions in 2025–2026 that eroded institutional knowledge and worsened staffing challenges: FEMA had about 25,134 employees on average in fiscal year 2025, more than 4,300 separated that year (a 55% increase from fiscal year 2024), and FEMA rescinded…
Japan’s FY2026 defense budget exceeded 9 trillion yen and reached the 2% GDP defense spending goal ahead of schedule. The Ministry of Defense is creating a Promotion HQ for Transformation of Defense Capabilities and accelerating revisions to its Three Strategic Documents, signaling increased…
The Pentagon’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401 awarded Kaizen a $15 million contract to build a Counter-UAS Marketplace — a centralized digital catalog that lets military, law enforcement, and allied partners buy drone defense systems.…
The White House has nominated three officers to three-star roles in the Air Force and the U.S. Space Force, including a new Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations and a new commander of Air University.…
The Pentagon and Northrop Grumman have entered a seven-year, $3 billion framework agreement to produce critical components for Patriot and THAAD missile interceptors. The deal names Northrop as a second supplier for rocket motors and expands THAAD structural component manufacturing.…
GSA's FedRAMP director Pete Waterman has been placed on administrative leave after publicly criticizing veterans' hiring preferences, creating near-term leadership uncertainty for the FedRAMP program.…
The FBI's National Counter-UAS Training Center is expanding capacity and plans to train 250 additional counter-drone mitigation officers by the end of FY2025, bringing total trained personnel to roughly 1,000 over three years.…
President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order in the White House's Oval Office establishing the President's Military Spouse Commission. For government contractors, this executive order signals a directed, high-profile federal focus on military spouse issues that may drive new programmatic…
A federal appeals court is weighing whether to uphold a lower court's block on ICE using taxpayer address data obtained from the IRS. Eighty-five Democrats filed an amicus brief arguing the data-sharing agreement violated taxpayer privacy laws; the litigation challenges a Trump administration…
The Air Force's 688th Cyberspace Operations Wing is actively enforcing the DoD Comply to Connect (C2C) framework by quarantining non-compliant hardware and software on Air Force and Space Force networks.…
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force, via JIATF-401, awarded CACI International an IDIQ worth up to $500 million for the SkyValor detect-and-defeat system, signaling a shift to flexible, layered counter-UAS solutions and opening opportunities across defense and homeland security including…
The Space Force established the NITE-STAR contract vehicle, a $981 million IDIQ with 15 pre-qualified vendors across two five-year periods to develop testing and training infrastructure supporting the Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) priority.…
DoD Instruction 8000.02 is a department-wide directive from the Pentagon CIO establishing comprehensive IT category management policies, effective July 29, 2026. It requires DoD components to use enterprise capabilities and best-in-class purchasing solutions before pursuing individual IT…
The Department of Transportation (DOT) is finalizing Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operation rules that were originally mandated by a June 2025 executive order with a 240‑day deadline, but publication has been delayed to reduce the risk of technology lock‑in and preserve regulatory…
The GAO found that EPA used Inflation Reduction Act funds to create many competitive grant programs, that about $30 billion in IRA-funded grants were terminated in 2025 and litigated as of June 2026, and that $11.5 billion of appropriations were not affected by those terminations; Public Law…
The GAO found that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers relies heavily on post-disaster supplemental appropriations rather than requesting disaster response funds in the annual budget; Congress has provided substantial supplemental funding and the Corps can transfer funds into the Flood Control and…
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed a rule to exempt commercial space launch licensing from many environmental regulations. If finalized, this change would streamline the licensing process for commercial space contractors and reduce compliance burdens for companies seeking launch…
The U.S. Army awarded OTAs to Ford, GM Defense, and BC Customs for the Infantry Squad Vehicle‑Heavy (ISV‑H) program, requiring three prototypes per contractor by March 2027 and indicating possible long‑term procurement of 606 vehicles at ~ $463,000 each; the program requires integration of 60 kW…
The Space Force has awarded Sphinx Defense a $287 million contract to develop mission planning software for the Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) program, signaling a shift toward competitive prototyping and use of the Pentagon Software Acquisition Pathway to shorten delivery timelines from roughly…
The F-47 program has entered engineering and manufacturing development with significant FY2026 funding ($3.45B) and a requested increase for FY2027 (over $5B). Test aircraft will be produced with a first flight scheduled for 2028, and the Air Force plans to procure at least 185 aircraft to replace…
The announced plan to grant Ukraine a license to produce Patriot missile interceptors domestically, with Lockheed Martin working on co-production solutions, creates near-term shifts in foreign military sales and international defense cooperation.…
The Air Force has clarified that Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) will be treated as "optionally attritable" rather than strictly expendable or fully attritable. Contractors should expect solicitation and program language that allows commanders to decide when CCAs are risked in high-threat…