QUICK HITS
NDAA priorities: House backs NNSA upgrades and nuclear initiatives.
Data-driven acquisition: Agencies pursue reforms to boost efficiency.
Procurement modernization: Agencies and contractors must respond to the way that agencies are pushing procurement consolidation.
Orbital defense shift: Space sensors reshape nuclear threat response.
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DEFENSE & AEROSPACE
B-21 Raider poised for combat debut in 2026.
The Air Force’s sixth-gen stealth bomber may enter service next year, with officials eyeing 145 Raiders to meet global strike demands. Designed for deep penetration and nuclear delivery, the B-21 blends AI, modular upgrades, and low radar visibility.
Budget woes delay Navy’s next-gen nuclear submarine to 2040.
The Navy’s SSN(X) attack sub won’t surface until 2040, thanks to budget constraints and shipyard bottlenecks. Designed to outclass the Virginia and Seawolf subs, the $7B+ vessel promises stealth, speed, and autonomous tech—eventually.
Meta-AI: The next step for data quality in military training.
Meta-AI, or metacognition applied to AI, is crucial for improving data quality in military training, as highlighted by Raytheon UK's CTO Alex Smith. This approach allows AI systems to learn, adapt, and make more effective decisions, addressing the need for human oversight and advanced discrimination in AI-generated data.
ICYMI:
Navy RFI: F-35 JPO Cloud DevSecOps.
USAF RFI: Ground Based Radar Digitation (GBRD).
Wedgetail rescue: House moves to block Pentagon cancellation.
Lockheed Martin revives deep-sea mining plans in the Pacific.
Defense Contract Awards
Pentagon grants $200M deals to four contractors for AI tools.
Alutiiq booked a $464M USAF Maintenance contract.
BAE Systems won a $172M USAF Systems Analysis Worldwide VIII contract.
Lineaje secured a $1.8M USAF Self-Healing Software Supply Chain Innovations deal.
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JPMorganChase welcomed its Exec Director, Governance and Standards.
Dynamis selected a new Defense and Homeland Security Director.
Defense Job Openings
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Greg & Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting. 2025 Government Contracting Trends and Performance Index. George Mason Univeristy. Page 13.
INTEL COMMUNITY
Space Force gets $1B boost for secretive X-37B spaceplane.
The U.S. is betting big on orbital dominance, greenlighting $1B for the X-37B spaceplane—a reusable, robotic craft that just wrapped up a 434-day mission. Details are hush-hush, but expect tech testing, maneuver magic, and maybe a few spy vibes.
ICYMI:
DCSA RFI: Investigative Fieldwork Services.
USAF RFI: Classified Destruction.
IT fraud fallout: consultancy settles $14.75M with U.S. government.
The CIA has chosen a new Executive Director.
DCSA Director to retire after 35 year military and civil service career.
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CIVILIAN
DOE warhead budget reshuffle favors W93, trims W87-1.
DOE's FY26 budget proposes a significant reshuffle in warhead funding, accelerating the W93 warhead while reducing W87-1 funds, and increasing investment in future warheads and a new sea-launched cruise missile. These changes come amidst production delays and staffing cuts.
NIST funding increase advances under House appropriations bill.
House appropriators have proposed a $1.28B budget for NIST in FY26—an 11% boost over current levels. The bill maintains support for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program and increases funding for scientific research, diverging from the administration’s proposed cuts.
DOJ guides agencies to strip non-English services, use AI for translations.
DOJ has issued new guidance directing federal agencies to reduce non-essential, non-English services and documents, in response to an E.O. declaring English as the official language of the U.S. Agencies are encouraged to utilize AI and machine translation for language barriers while reallocating resources towards English-language education and assimilation.
ICYMI:
Quantum security standards: OMB sets standards for agencies and vendors.
From NASA to Navy, “Infinity Fuel” promises limitless clean energy potential.
NASA wants proposals for its annual space and Earth Science initiative.
W.H. narrows effort to nix project labor agreements for federal construction contracts.
Civilian Contracts Awards
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Civilian Job Openings
M&A CORNER
ICYMI:
Auriga Space raises $6M to shoot rockets off an electromagnetic launch attack.
Agentic OS funding: Vultron raised $22M for federal growth.
SHOWER THOUGHTS 🚿
Meta has new rules targeting “unoriginal” Facebook content. This includes reusing other people’s text, images, or videos. SOURCE↗︎
The U.S. wants to breed millions of sterilized flies and drop them from planes. Why? To stop flesh-eating maggots (mostly in livestock). SOURCE↗︎
The SAG-AFTRA video game voice actor strike is over. Voice and motion capture actors signed a contract focused on AI protection. SOURCE↗︎
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