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Bipartisan legislation (H.R. 9363) to codify the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) into law is advancing through Congress, and lawmakers are discussing increasing CAISI’s funding from the current $20 million annually to as much as $100 million.…
The Air Force has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for a new ground-based launcher system to defend air bases against cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft systems, with responses due by August 7.…
Ukrainian F-16s have recorded a confirmed shoot-down of a Russian fighter jet, a development verified by the top U.S. general. The event is being reported as a sign of Kyiv's growing air power and was executed using an older-model fighter platform.…
DHS Science & Technology Directorate contracted with Cignal through the Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) to develop a synthetic X-ray baggage image dataset intended to improve TSA screening.…
The FAR (48 CFR Chapter 1) regulation text has been updated, with 2,138 additions and 385 removals spanning 20 sections. This is a material regulatory change that can affect how solicitations, clauses, and compliance expectations are written or interpreted across affected FAR sections.…
GAO found that the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER) — a web application that links service members’ and veterans’ military toxic exposure and related information from Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) databases — has seen increased use since the…
GAO found that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has run the Don’t Lie for the Other Guy public education campaign (at least 20 campaigns in FY2023–FY2025) and spent over $870,000 each year to support those campaigns, primarily to hire a marketing firm and run…
GAO found that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) budget authorities for transportation, infrastructure, and energy projects have been substantially obligated but not fully disbursed by the agencies GAO reviewed.…
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has not fully implemented selected leading planning and management practices for its enterprise software asset management (eSAM) program or for the software license inventory project, leaving both efforts…
The Pentagon’s estimated cost for the Iran War has risen to $37.5 billion, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a congressional committee on July 21. Hegseth warned that, absent emergency supplemental funding, the military will have to “curtail” training to cover those costs.…
Secretary of War Pet Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in support of President Donald J. Trump's supplemental budget request to Congress.…
The Space Force Chief of Space Operations warned that, without additional funding, the service may need to cap how many launches it can support annually at its two coastal ranges. Infrastructure sized for 8–10 launches per year is currently handling 180 launches (2025) and is projected to face…
The Department of the Navy has implemented a major acquisition reorganization by establishing the Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager (DRPM) Submarines and Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Undersea structure, centralizing technical, contracting, and milestone decision authority under the…
The Pentagon is investigating a mysterious Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) event reported by the Navy near Virginia’s coast, and the department’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) released its latest, annual UAP caseload analysis this week.…
OMB is seeking special funding anomalies in the latest Continuing Resolution proposal to allow the Navy to begin the Trump-class battleship program with up to $1 billion in advanced procurement funds, to buy long-lead materials for aircraft carrier CVN-82, and to procure critical munitions…
Canada has joined the UK-Italy-Japan Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) fighter jet program as an observer, the first expansion of that international defense collaboration. This marks a notable shift in how allied nations are organizing advanced fighter development and procurement, and it may…
The Federal Improvement in Technology Procurement Act (HR 4123) passed the House, raising the federal micro-purchase threshold from $10,000 to $25,000 and the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $500,000.…
GAO found that many federal programs lack clearly defined goals and the relevant data needed to assess whether they are achieving intended outcomes. The report underscores that without measurable goals and outcome data, agency leaders and Congress cannot determine if programs deliver intended…
GAO found significant gaps in VA’s Community Care program and CMS’s Medicare Advantage program that leave both designated high-priority for improper payments in FY2025. VA reported a Community Care improper payment estimate of $608 million (2.4% of outlays) and has processes to identify root…
Senate Democrats are pressing Treasury Secretary Bessent for answers after an incident in which unauthorized "DOGE" access was reported against Bureau of the Fiscal Service payment systems that process roughly 90% of federal payments and hold sensitive PII for millions.…
Bipartisan senators are pressing for implementation of the Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act (Public Law 117-324), which required FAR updates by June 2024 to strengthen how organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) are identified and mitigated.…
The Space Force is implementing a new "single-component" force structure by transferring Air Force Reservists into part-time Space Force billets; 18 part-time Guardians have been sworn in, with 225 more expected in the coming months and an eventual total of 800.…
President Trump signed an executive order that significantly tightens waiver requirements for defense contractors seeking to source critical minerals and materials from China and other prohibited foreign suppliers.…
The Air Force plans additional modifications to the Qatar‑gifted 'Bridge' Air Force One (VC‑25B), with President Trump indicating the aircraft will be "maxed out" with enhanced capabilities, likely including defensive systems, within approximately one month.…