QUICK HITS
Small business numbers fall in FY25: Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, WOSB, SDVOSB, and HubZone all declined.
FedRAMP 20x: GSA releases consolidated cloud authorization rulebook with 2027 transition deadlines.
Pentagon cyber strategy: AI, CYBERCOM 2.0, and what comes next.
DOD DIB public dashboard: Investigment Intelligence Center website has been revealed.
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DEFENSE & AEROSPACE
Agentic-AI tool aims to give U.S. commanders new target options “within seconds.”
DOD is moving beyond AI chatbots to AI that actively supports battlefield decision-making. As agentic AI matures, contractors developing autonomous planning, decision-support, and command-and-control technologies could see growing demand across the defense enterprise.
USAF eyes new stand-off missile with 1,000 nautical mile range.
The USAF is preparing for wars where getting close to the target isn't an option. A new 1,000-mile missile would create significant opportunities for contractors supporting advanced propulsion, guidance systems, sensors, and long-range strike technologies.
Hiding in the spectrum: Inside the Army’s race to make the command post disappear.
The Army wants command posts that can fight without broadcasting their location. That shift is creating demand for low-signature communications, electronic warfare protection, spectrum management, and resilient command-and-control technologies.
ICYMI:
Army RFI: Traffic Systems Maintenance and Repairs.
DISA says JWCC Unified Cloud Marketplace will expand DOD cloud access.
Lockheed accelerating production of new hypersonic glide body.
Army G-TEAD is filling technology gaps at the edge.
Defense Contract Awards
Space Ground System Solutions won a $245M Navy IDIQ contract for satellite software and operations support.
VSE Tek won a $10M USAF contract for climatology quick reaction capabilities.
Iron Bow Technologies won a $23M USAF Wide Area Network Support deal.
Tenacity Solutions secures $3M USSOCOM IT Support, Admin contract.
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DLA taps a new Chief Acquisitions Operations leader.
TSS Solutions names a new Growth & Partnerships SVP.
Defense Job Openings
COMPETITIVE EDGE
FAR Overhaul Update: Rulemaking Has Begun
The FAR Overhaul just entered its public comment and rulemaking phase, and the window for industry input is open now. FPS sat down with Eric Crusius of Hunton Andrews Kurth to break down what happens next, how the FAR Council will weigh contractor feedback, and why this phase matters more than most.
Watch the briefing for a quick insights on how the changes could reshape future acquisitions and how your comments may help shape the final rules. FPS also runs FAR Workshops and FAR Overhaul training if you want to go deeper.
FUNNY
INTEL COMMUNITY
DHS looks to put funds toward FBI’s counter-drone training center.
Counter-drone capabilities are becoming a governmentwide priority, not just a military mission. That means growing opportunities for contractors providing drone detection, electronic warfare, training, and integrated airspace security solutions.
Secret Service phone security lapses put US officials at risk.
Even the agencies responsible for protecting national leaders aren't immune to basic cyber hygiene problems. For contractors, it's another reminder that mobile device security, endpoint management, and zero-trust capabilities remain top federal priorities.
ICYMI:
OpenAI releases new GPT-5.6 model to select partners.
Mythos cleared for limited use: DOC lifts export block for trusted partners.
ICE is no longer using a Navy contract for its detention centers.
SOCOM is looking for a Program Manager.
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CIVILIAN
ISS is on borrowed time. Here's NASA's replacement plan.
The International Space Station was designed for 15 years. It's been up there for 25, and cracks are showing, literally. GAO says NASA must decide within a year whether to extend operations or hand the keys to commercial successors. At nearly $3 billion a year to operate, the clock and the budget are both ticking.
Related: NASA plans to sink the ISS. Not everyone is on board.
OMB issues instructions for agency migration to quantum-proof encryption.
The federal government's transition to quantum-resistant encryption is officially moving from strategy to execution. Agencies—and the contractors that support them—now face concrete planning requirements that will drive demand for cryptographic modernization, asset discovery, and cybersecurity services.
Related: Agencies have four months to finalize quantum-ready migration plans.
AI has helped to slash nuclear licensing review times.
NRC is showing that AI can do more than draft emails—it can speed up one of the federal government's most complex regulatory processes. The success of NRC’s nuclear licensing could encourage other agencies to adopt AI for document-intensive reviews, creating new opportunities for contractors developing mission-specific AI tools.
ICYMI:
GSA RFI: New Approaches to Buy American Act Compliance, Representation.
[Event] DOC Small Business Industry Day, July 14.
GSA’s centralization push is a return to its roots, not just a W.H. priority.
CRS tried to use AI, but less than 3% of results met their standards.
NASA's Swift rescue: A 22-year-old telescope, a 9-month spacecraft build, and a $30M gamble.
What we know and don't know about SpaceX's mystery vehicle Starfall.
Civilian Contracts Awards
Follow Civilian Leaders
Socure names a new CISO.
KBR names two leaders to oversee the planned spinoff of its MTS business.
Civilian Job Openings
M&A CORNER
Firefly Aerospace acquires AI navigation company Space-ng.
Firefly Aerospace has acquired Space-ng, an AI-powered vision navigation and autonomous guidance company, to expand its autonomous spacecraft capabilities for future lunar, Mars and national security missions.
SHOWER THOUGHTS 🚿
Smart glasses, spy cameras, earpieces? In-person exams were supposed to stop AI cheating. Students found a workaround. SOURCE↗︎
China's “Shenlong” spaceplane drops another mystery object in orbit. The seven dragon balls had nothing to do with this secret mission. SOURCE↗︎
SOUTHCOM relief mission: US military rushes aid to earthquake-hit Venezuela. SOURCE↗︎
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