👻 GSA’s Google Drive is haunted

DOD obligated $148.5B—or 97.5%—of its $152.4B in OBBBA funding before FY26 closed, which the comptroller called a record high. The USN and USAF each hit 99.2%, the Army reached 98.1%, and other components reached 94.9%. DOD held some money back for OSC, DIU, and the Economic Defense Unit to keep FY27 options open.

The Pentagon aims to pick a site for its new military base by June 2027. Four factors matter most: The new site must comprise 100,000 to 250,000 acres, provide housing for 15,000 to 25,000 troops, include off-grid power with small modular reactors, and offer opportunities for public-private partnerships.

The Navy CTO says 10 technology pilots have moved into enterprise services or programs of record as the USN retires outdated IT. The service ran about 25 pilots in 2025 and has dozens going in 2026, some funded by private companies. Project Dynamis is now a USMC command-and-control program of record.

At the MilSat Symposium, three Pentagon officials gave space startups a consistent message: arrive with working technology, not just ideas. The SDA Director said SBIR and STTR awards have produced only a handful of real successes in his three decades of experience, though a modest “C+, B-” demonstration on one or two satellites can be enough to win a tranche.

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Army Pacific's commander says the 2027 “Davidson window” for potential Chinese action against Taiwan remains valid, though it's a planning benchmark, not a prediction. Under Army Ready Forward, the command is positioning forces across the first and second island chains ahead of an April 2, 2027 readiness goal, emphasizing the need for scalable systems and resilient battlefield logistics.

The US, UK, and Australia completed Maritime Big Play, their largest demonstration of uncrewed and autonomous systems, testing more than 40 technologies off San Diego. The UK led anti-submarine warfare efforts and will develop three undersea sensor payloads for all three nations by 2027.

The federal government is getting spooky. And we're not talking about procurement delays. 🎃

NASA outlined a roughly $20B, seven-year plan to build a permanent moon base, with Artemis IV and V landings now slated for 2028. Gateway is out, with its hardware repurposed. The plan runs in three phases, from testing rovers and tech to larger habitats, with commercial and international partners throughout.

GSA's OIG found 116 files containing sensitive information accessible to agency employees and contractors through Google Drive, including Social Security numbers, vendor pricing, and building security plans. The agency's $7.8M data loss prevention tool failed to catch the exposures, couldn't scan files larger than 15 MB, and missed documents marked “for official use only.”

In a recent comment letter, former Census Bureau directors raised concerns about the DOC’s proposed residence criteria for the 2030 Census. They warn it adds ambiguity for already hard-to-count groups like college students, gig workers, snowbirds and movers, and could confuse respondents whose days-based residence differs from what their tax records show.

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Salesforce announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rune Technologies, a technology provider building solutions to enable critical logistics and sustainment operations for the U.S. military and allied nations. Rune Technologies’ technology helps frontline teams forecast supply needs, optimize resources, and make mission-critical decisions – including in DDIL environments where frontline formations operate with little or no connectivity.

Wildcat Defense signed an exclusive agreement to buy Fraser Industries, the parent of Fraser Shipyards and Lake Assault Boats, with The McLean Group as Fraser’s exclusive investment banker. Wildcat plans to invest $350M and expects to close in about three months.

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