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The DOD’s FY27 budget request totals $1.5 trillion and makes nuclear deterrence a top priority. Roughly $71 billion is allocated to modernizing the nuclear triad (bombers, missiles, and submarines), signaling sustained demand for long-term programs and industrial partners.

The federal government is modernizing the SBIR/STTR programs to better support contemporary defense needs. Recently reauthorized through 2031, the effort aims to reduce administrative barriers, increase speed, and more effectively align small business innovation with urgent national security and warfighting priorities.

Senior military leaders argue that achieving drone dominance requires more than platform procurement. Officials emphasize an integrated approach that connects unmanned systems, networks, and counter‑UAS capabilities across services and domains, signaling greater demand for interoperable, enterprise‑level solutions from industry partners.

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Anthropic’s Claude Mythos is gaining attention across government cybersecurity circles. Through the controlled Project Glasswing initiative, the advanced AI, reported to identify hundreds of software vulnerabilities, is being evaluated by select partners, highlighting both its defensive potential and its relevance for future federal cyber contracts.

SOCOM has published a six‑point technology wishlist for next‑generation maritime operations, seeking industry partners via its ANCHOR initiative. The focus spans unmanned systems, counter‑UAS, C5ISR, scalable effects, and human‑machine teaming, using OTA authorities to move prototypes faster than traditional procurement.

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After 75 days of disruption, Congress is going to finally end the longest partial government shutdown on record. A short-term funding deal would reopen agencies, restore pay to furloughed workers, and give contractors some breathing room—at least until the next budget deadline rolls around.

A new E.O. directs federal agencies to make fixed‑price contracts the default procurement method, limiting cost‑reimbursement agreements to narrow, senior‑approved exceptions. The policy follows roughly $120 billion spent on such contracts in FY24 and signals increased oversight, cost discipline, and accountability for contractors.

Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee agree that AI is significantly increasing electricity demand, but divergences remain on policy solutions. Lawmakers cited projections showing 224 gigawatts of new demand against 105 gigawatts of retiring capacity, creating a potential 329‑gigawatt shortfall over the next decade.

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York Space Systems has moved to acquire terminal developer All.Space in a $355 million deal to make York a “complete communications ecosystem.” All.Space is a leading terminal developer and manufacturer, known for terminals that can connect with multiple satellite networks at once.

Cognizant Technology has agreed to buy Astreya, an IT services and technology provider focused ​on AI infrastructure and data center services, in a deal ‌valued at around $600 million. The deal is expected to strengthen Cognizant's AI infrastructure capabilities.

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