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Action KitThe French Future Combat Command is exploring what Baratz called “frugal artificial intelligence,” meaning AI designed to consume as little energy as possible for battlefield use. That signal points to procurement and R&D opportunities in energy-efficient embedded AI, low-power sensors and…
Action KitThe U.S. Space Force plans to more than double its workforce by fiscal 2031 (from ~11,000 uniformed and ~5,000 civilian to ~25,000 uniformed and ~12,500 civilian Guardians), driving major growth in missions such as space control, satellite tracking, and command-and-control (with a projected 500%…
Action KitCBO’s 2026 long-term projections indicate that the gap between Social Security’s outlays and revenues widens over the next 75 years, and that the balance of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund is exhausted in fiscal year 2032.…
Action KitThe U.S. Navy has awarded defense startup Castelion a $200 million production contract for the Blackbeard hypersonic missile, signaling a major shift in Navy hypersonic acquisition after the HALO program was canceled in 2024.…
Action KitThe Marine Corps Program Manager Combat Support Systems completed a Field User Evaluation of an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) as part of the Littoral Explosive Ordnization Neutralization System (LEON) at Camp Pendleton, establishing a pathway to fielding USV systems to EOD companies in FY2027 with…
Action KitExecutive Order 14347 (dated September 5, 2025) authorizes the Secretary of Defense to use "Secretary of War" as a secondary title. This is primarily a symbolic change in leadership nomenclature, but it may show up in future Department of Defense correspondence, solicitations, contract documents,…
Action KitGAO found DHS OIG has not ensured timely investigations of whistleblower retaliation complaints—OIG took over 3 years for the majority (39 of 73) of cases opened and closed in FY2018–2025, substantiated 11 cases, and the Secretary did not make required corrective-action decisions within 30 days;…
Action KitThe GAO report finds that USPS cost‑cutting initiatives since 2021 have lengthened expected delivery times for some First‑Class Mail and lowered service performance targets, with operational changes in October 2021 and April 2025 contributing to slower service and disproportionate impacts on rural…
Action KitWhen the 119th Congress convened in January 2025, it included many former special operations members but only one former Air Force fighter pilot. Rep. August Pfluger is urging more Air Force aviators to enter Congress to help secure resources for Air Force recapitalization.…
Action KitThe Air Force is establishing the Megatron multi-award IDIQ to accelerate DAF Battle Network and C3BM acquisitions. The hybrid supply-and-services vehicle supports development, procurement, delivery, and sustainment of command-and-control systems, commercial solutions, and continuous software…
Action KitThe U.S. and Germany have signed a defense industrial cooperation agreement establishing Germany as an additional production hub for critical U.S. munitions, including Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptors and Tomahawk cruise missile components.…
Action KitA recent GAO finding highlights that federal agencies reported over $10 billion in unneeded personal property disposed through GSA’s PPMS from July 2023 through fiscal year 2025, and that only about 9 percent of that property was reused.…
Action KitGAO reviewed the IPA audit of the Congressional Award Foundation's fiscal year 2025 financial statements and, based on limited procedures, did not identify significant issues requiring attention.…
Action KitCongress has passed a continuing resolution funding the government through December 11, forcing the Space Force to operate at prior‑year funding levels and stalling roughly 10% of its programs.…
Action KitThe Air Force's B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) has reached Milestone B and entered Engineering and Manufacturing Development with a total acquisition cost baseline of $20.2 billion. The B-52 Radar Modernization Program has entered low-rate initial production.…
Action KitCongress is considering provisions in the FY2027 NDAA that could dissolve the Space Development Agency (SDA) and transfer its authorities to Space Force portfolio acquisition executives.…
Action KitThe Navy awarded $280 million to three new shipyards — Conrad Shipyard, Master Boat Builders, and Saronic Technologies — to build seven LCU-1700 landing craft using Other Transaction Authority (OTA), bypassing traditional FAR-based competition.…
Action KitThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is undertaking a major OCIO reorganization driven by Executive Order 14300 and the ADVANCE Act, consolidating IT functions and establishing new leadership roles for data management and AI.…
Action KitThe Air Education and Training Command (AETC) reaching a 1,500‑pilot graduation milestone validates its modernized training model and signals sustained demand across aviation training, simulation, and related support services.…
Action KitSecretary of War Pete Hegseth and Germany’s defense minister Boris Pistorius met at the Pentagon to discuss NATO 3.0, increased European defense spending, and strengthening the defense industrial bases of both nations.…
Action KitIranian strikes under Operation Epic Fury damaged hundreds of U.S. military buildings and dozens of aircraft; DoD reports costs of $33.4 billion as of June 29. Congress has not appropriated dedicated supplemental funds, so DoD is drawing on normal operating budgets for training, maintenance, and…
Action KitThe U.S. Space Force (USSF) is running an interservice transfer window from Sept. 15 to Oct. 2, 2025, to bring in several hundred mid-grade officers and enlisted members as part of a plan to grow from 10,000 to 20,000 Guardians over the next five years.…
Action KitS. 164, the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025, was reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 14, 2026. The bill focuses on “midnight rules,” and its progress signals potential changes in how late-term or recently finalized federal rules are…
Action KitThe Economy Act governs intra- and interagency transactions and authorizes agencies and their major units to procure goods and services from one another under prescribed conditions.…