QUICK HITS
No October 1 shutdown? Continuing resolution passes but contractors still face funding uncertainty ahead.
OneGov savings top $1.6B: GSA expands governmentwide AI software portfolio as agencies weigh future contracting.
Congress rewrites tech rules: Outdated laws are struggling to keep pace with AI, quantum, and biotech.
GSA pricing data flawed: Watchdog warns agencies may be overpaying on acquisition contracts.
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DEFENSE & AEROSPACE
Army tells industry: Soldiers need more power, but don’t just offer batteries and generators.
USA officials say virtually every formation is underpowered as drones, counter-UAS systems, networks and command posts demand more electricity than legacy vehicles can provide. Rather than adding heavy batteries or detectable generators, the service is asking industry for new approaches such as fuel cells, improved vehicle-generated power and alternatives to liquid fuel.
SPACECOM priorities: Space fires, counter-PLEO, and warfighting in the space domain.
SPACECOM commander general laid out his command's top warfighting priorities, with counter-proliferated LEO and space fires leading the list. Whiting said the ability to hold adversary space assets at risk is now central to SPACECOM's mission, not just a theoretical capability. He also stressed the need for speed in acquiring new systems and integrating commercial capabilities into the command's operational architecture.
DOD told to rebuild shipbuilding industrial base and plan a fifth shipyard.
The DOD has been directed to address cost growth, program delays, and capacity shortfalls across the Navy's shipbuilding programs. Key directives include a plan for a fifth public Navy shipyard focused on nuclear-powered submarines, a new component repair center for the submarine industrial base, and a competitive acquisition approach for surface combatants using a "Finland Model" that would bring foreign shipbuilders into US yards.
ICYMI:
MDA RFI: Forward-Based Mode Radar NPE.
Industry asked to to build airborne directed energy weapons for counter-drone missions.
Taxpayers funded a $533M artillery plant that made nothing.
U.S. imposes Section 232 tariffs on drones and components.
Defense Contract Awards
Army picks M1 to lead $10B helicopter-school transformation.
USN awarded 29 spots on a $400M Operational Exercise Design and Engineering contract.
Peraton secured a $280M DISA Capacity Services Communications III contract.
Hoffman Engineering won a $10M IDIQ for work related to the computerized field portable night vision test sets.
Parsons Gov’t Services won a $15M USAF contract for BLADE Battlefield Lethal AI-Driven Electronic Warfare.
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INTEL COMMUNITY
Navy confirms nuclear spy submarine with secret module for seabed espionage and cable cutting.
The US Navy confirmed it is building a Virginia Block V submarine with a unique classified mission module in place of the standard 28-cell Virginia Payload Module. The sub will be capable of connecting to and cutting fiber-optic cables, destroying pipelines, raising objects from the seabed, and deploying underwater drones for deep-sea intelligence missions. It will supplement and eventually replace the 21-year-old USS Jimmy Carter, currently the Navy's primary covert seabed operations submarine.
NORTHCOM general: Weak drone defenses leave the US homeland dangerously exposed.
NORTHCOM's commanding general is warning that the US homeland's drone defenses are dangerously inadequate. Gen. Gregory Guillot said the military lacks sufficient authority, resources, and coordination to counter the growing UAS threat to the continental US, and that adversaries are actively exploiting that gap. He urged lawmakers to pass legislation clarifying legal authorities for shooting down drones over American soil.
ICYMI:
CENTCOM launches first-ever multinational attack drone task force.
Army gears up to “engage” enemy surveillance satellites.
USSF and Japan successfully launch U.S. sovereign space domain awareness payload aboard QZS-7 satellite.
Amentum names a former BAH SVP as its VP of Strategic National Security Initiatives.
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CIVILIAN
FAA brings in AT&T for network modernization program.
FAA awarded AT&T an initial $74M task order to begin modernizing the agency’s telecommunications and IT network, with the work expected to grow into a multibillion-dollar contract lasting up to 15 years. AT&T will take over as lead project manager and prime contractor for the FENS program, supporting roughly 4,600 FAA facilities as the agency races toward a December 2028 deadline for its broader air traffic control overhaul.
State’s overseas housing rules haven’t kept up with the times.
GAO says DOS’s overseas housing standards are badly outdated, still relying on 1991-era assumptions that may be driving up costs for government-provided residences abroad. State agreed to modernize both its housing-space rules and measurement methods, while also working to replace three disconnected IT systems used to manage the program.
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HHS RFI: M3 Datacenter Relocation and Decomission.
DOE draws fire for slow pace of Venezuelan oil deals.
FCC seeks public comments on proposal that could eliminate E-Rate.
GSA is preparing MAS Refresh #33 for September.
Civilian Contracts Awards
FedWriters secures a $233K NIST UX Augmented Reality task.
Ensemble was awarded a $4M USDA AI-Powered Field Grading System Development SBIR Ph III contract.
AZ Cybersecurity Sol. won a $35M NIH OD Information Security contract.
CMCVR bagged a $26M HRSA End User IT Support Services contract.
Deloitte won a $10M DHA J6 Portfolio Rationalization Analytics deal.
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Former IBM executive named TechnoMile CRO.
Aethon Security promotes their CIO as President.
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M&A CORNER
ICYMI:
Boeing’s Wisk sale is unlikely to kick off another divestment round.
Vantage Data Centers explores IPO or sale at $100B valuation.
SHOWER THOUGHTS 🚿
AI takes the class: Why are students even enrolling if agents are doing it all? College students are using AI agents to log into course management software and take classes for them. SOURCE↗︎
Coin-sized threat: Security researchers (hackers) can redirect a Boeing 737's autopilot in under 60 seconds with a tiny device. SOURCE↗︎
Luigi Mangione plead guilty. He admitted in federal court to fatally shooting a UnitedHealthcare CEO. SOURCE↗︎
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