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QUICK HITS
Lessons from the Field: 4 insights for government efficiency.
NASA Science Missions: The Senate moves to rescue them.
GSA PRISM MDoDS Pool Small Business On-Ramp Released: Offers for the $1.8B contract are due August 20.
Army GFIM Industry Day is July 30. GFIM Call for Solution (CfS) will be released in early August.
DEFENSE & AEROSPACE
The military is fighting for the right to repair its own equipment, and it’s a battle it can’t afford to lose.
The U.S. military is advocating strongly for a "right to repair" policy that would allow service members to fix critical equipment themselves—otherwise, valuable systems like drones and generators can sit idle, waiting weeks or months for contractor support. Without this change, maintenance delays and high costs could compromise readiness and operational effectiveness.
NOC is back at work on Sentinel ICBM missile silo design.
Northrop Grumman has resumed design work on the launch facilities for the LGM‑35A Sentinel ICBM after restructuring the program with the Air Force and lifting a suspension last year. This restart follows cost overruns and delays driven largely by the need to build entirely new missile silos rather than adapt existing ones. NOC is also negotiating faster B-21 production.
As part of ABMS, USAF awards BAH and L3Harris next phase of TOC-L prototype.
The USAF has awarded BAH and L3Harris a $315M contract to develop the second prototype phase of the Tactical Operations Center‑Light (TOC‑L), a portable command-and-control kit that fuses multiple sensor and data links to enhance battlefield situational awareness. This effort supports the Advanced Battle Management System under the DAF Battle Network initiative and aims to improve portability, survivability, and usability in the next-generation prototype.
ICYMI:
DARPA RFI: Gov’t Team for the Heterogeneous Architectures for Quantum.
MDA RFI: Next Generation Missile Defense Under Lay Site Launchers.
DOD increases ceiling on GD contract for missile track fusion work for SDA.
What we know so far about the F-47 program.
Golden Dome project looking for Space-X alternatives.
Defense Contract Awards
Follow the Defense Leaders
QinitiQ welcomed a new CGO.
DOD’s Deputy CIO is stepping down.
Defense Job Openings
DOD is seeking a Protocol Director.
USAF’s USSOCOM is hiring a Deputy Director for Acquisition.
CHART
Percentage and Number of Protest Case Filings at GAO FY2015-2024. GAO, Bid Protests: Key Features and Trends. GAO-25-108652. July 22, 2025. (Source)
INTEL COMMUNITY
NGA, XVII Airborne Corps successfully tests new AI tool.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps successfully tested a prototype AI system called GAMBLER that analyzes drone imagery in real time to detect and share object data across tactical networks. The tool performed well on low-cost hardware in limited communication environments, with upgrades already in progress.
Microsoft’s “digital escorts” reveal crucial U.S. counterintelligence blind spots.
Microsoft’s “digital escort” program allowed U.S. personnel with security clearances to run code written by Chinese engineers for DOD cloud systems without reviewing it, creating a serious counterintelligence blind spot. After criticism and Senate scrutiny, Microsoft halted the involvement of China-based engineers in U.S. defense work and pledged stronger oversight.
ICYMI:
5 things to know about the powerful new U.S.-India satellite, NISAR.
Chinese spy stole U.S. missile blueprints.
Fedstore Corp won a $2.2M DOJ FBI Pega annual renewal for FACE and NICS.
LMI booked a $117 WHS Professional Services contract.
House of Representatives is seeking a Deputy Director, House Press Gallery.
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CIVILIAN
OMB wants to break down barriers for CIOs.
The OMB is working to elevate federal CIOs from back-office roles into central leadership positions by clarifying their authority over IT budgets and reducing redundancies across agencies. They’re also emphasizing CIO involvement in technology spending decisions, modernizing outdated systems, deploying AI, and streamlining operations like website consolidation.
Congress briefed: AI robots are coming—ready or not.
Lawmakers were urged to brace for millions of autonomous AI robots entering society by 2027, with experts calling for each agency to earmark 1% of its budget for robotics. “A country of geniuses” equivalent in a data center? A possibility.
OMB memo: GSA to centralize federal procurement operations.
OMB’s new memo directs agencies to shift procurement of common goods and services to GSA-led contracts under E.O. 14240. Agencies must act within 60 days, with updates to FAR 8.004 and new performance metrics on the way.
ICYMI:
UPTO RFI: Transforming the Patent Application and Publication Process.
NOAA RFI: Automatic Radiosonde Launching/Observing System.
EPA to formally disband its scientific research division.
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic jet debuts with first ground test run.
Courts rule that OMB must make appropriations website public again.
Civilian Contracts Awards
Centrus secured a $110 DOE HALEU Production contract extension.
Seven contractors were awarded spots on a $75M NASA A/E contract.
MSG won a $10M ED Discretionary Grant Competition Peer Review contract.
Peregrine Digital Services won a VA MHV Web and Mobile Product Teams deal.
Follow Civilian Leaders
GSA’s new Acting Chief steps into the role from the Dept of State.
DTC has a new Business Development VP.
PwC hired a Partner, Leader for its Cyber, Data & Technology Risk Division.
Civilian Job Openings
DOI wants a Park Manager.
USCG needs a Program Manager.
M&A CORNER
York Space Systems’ parent company is acquiring ATLAS Space Operations to support Golden Dome effort.
York Space Systems, a defense technology company, announced that its parent company has agreed to acquire ATLAS Space Operations, a company offering in Ground Software as a Service (GSaaS) for satellite communications. The move brings York a powerful, software-led ground architecture that simplifies operations, removes integration barriers, and enhances space-to-ground resilience.
ICYMI:
Rune Technologies, a provider of AI-enabled predictive software for military logistics, closes $24M Series A funding.
xLight raises $40M Series B funding to support laser development for national security applications.
SHOWER THOUGHTS 🚿
Ozzy Osbourne dies at age 76. Doctors once studied his DNA because nobody could figure out how he was still alive. Turns out, he has some unique gene mutations that might explain his overall resilience. SOURCE↗︎
Extreme weather is driving up food prices around the world. What risks could arise as a result? SOURCE↗︎
UK will back off Apple encryption demand. Is this due to the U.S. government’s opposition? SOURCE↗︎
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