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European government space spending rose 12% to approximately $15.4 billion in 2025, driven primarily by rising national defense budgets, according to a European Space Agency report.…
The Space Development Agency has awarded $1.75 billion in contracts to L3Harris and Sierra Space for 36 Golden Dome missile-tracking satellites as part of the Golden Dome Tranche 3 effort, expanding the tranche to 104 spacecraft with delivery expected by late 2028.…
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a long-serving member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senate Budget Committee, died on July 12. His vacancy on these key committees creates uncertainty around leadership, committee assignments, and the oversight and…
The War Department has announced the suspension of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) phase two requirements initially scheduled to take effect in November and launched a comprehensive review of the entire CMMC program.…
The Pentagon’s move to operate on a “wartime footing” is driving a rapid expansion of the defense industrial base: thousands of new firms entered the market recently and the department funneled substantial contract dollars to nontraditional companies in FY 2025.…
Canada has signed four agreements worth $1.75 billion with BAE Systems Australia to acquire Arctic Over-The-Horizon Radar (A-OTHR) capability for NORAD operations. The program is a major international defense technology transfer and a multi-site procurement and infrastructure build across Canada…
Detected changes to FAR (48 CFR Chapter 1) require immediate attention from contractors because the regulation text has been updated with substantial edits: 6009 additions and 2107 removals across 20 sections.…
President Trump has pledged to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot PAC-3 interceptors domestically, a capability previously allowed only to a small set of U.S. allies. This represents a major shift in U.S.…
The Veterans Health Administration has appointed John Figueroa as acting Under Secretary for Health following John Bartrum’s resignation; Figueroa will oversee the continued rollout of the Federal Electronic Health Record (FEHR) modernization program.…
The Air Force and Space Force have requested Congressional approval to reprogram $900 million in FY2026 funds, primarily from aircraft procurement and space launch, to cover higher-than-expected personnel costs.…
The Department of Energy (DOE) is expanding its AI model portfolio in its Joulix suite — currently offering Claude and Gemini — and is adding OpenAI integration while declining to add Perplexity and Grok despite their FedRAMP authorizations.…
Recent executive actions and directives have increased government focus on the commercial space sector, elevating space-related priorities. This signals both new contracting opportunities and heightened regulatory expectations for contractors in space systems, satellite services, launch, and…
Action KitA 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…
Action KitThe 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 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.…
Action KitTaiwan'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.…
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.…
Action KitThe 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.…
Action KitThe 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.…
Action KitThe 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.…
Action KitThe 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.…
Action KitOMB Memorandum M-26-14 establishes new federal logging requirements that move agencies away from prescriptive retention mandates toward a risk-based, outcome-focused model that emphasizes active searchability and centralized access.…
Action KitThe U.S. Navy has issued an RFI to double production capacity for Advanced Emission Suppression Missiles from 300 to 600 units per year, creating an urgent procurement opportunity for contractors with mature (TRL 6+) anti-radiation missile designs compatible with F/A-18 and F-35 platforms.…
Action KitH.R. 7972, the Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act, would create a fellowship program to recruit data scientists to the IRS for tax administration, fraud detection, and analytics work.…