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DEFENSE & AEROSPACE
DOD backs SPEED Act, Congress wants better communication.
The Pentagon’s new acquisition chief supports HASC’s SPEED Act to overhaul defense procurement—think faster timelines, fewer roadblocks, and more innovation. But lawmakers say the DOD’s radio silence is slowing progress.
Guetlein’s first Golden Dome mission: command and control.
Gen. Guetlein, newly tapped to lead the $175B Golden Dome missile defense project, says his top priority is building a unified C2 network across services. With 60 days to deliver an architecture, he’s channeling Manhattan Project energy—minus the mushroom cloud.
Additional info: USSF considers innovative tools for Golden Dome interceptors.
Air Force pauses full F-35 buys over upgrade woes.
The USAF is halving its F-35 orders for FY26—just 24 jets—until Lockheed fixes delays with the TR-3 and Block 4 upgrades. Lawmakers are frustrated, budgets are shifting, and stealth still matters.
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MDA RFI: Theater Ground Based Radar.
Defense contractors scramble as new foreign investment rules kick in.
Navy targets innovation to upgrade fleet capabilities.
Advana platform in limbo after Pentagon pulls plug on AI award.
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SES Space and Defense has a new President, CEO.
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MDA is seeking a Contracting Director.
USAF is hiring an Operations Deputy Director.
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Which Cold War-era military contract, awarded primarily to IBM, pioneered the use of acronym-named systems for U.S. air defense?
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INTEL COMMUNITY
Inside Project Kuiper’s Florida hub: Prepare satellites for Amazon’s space network.
Amazon has opened a 100,000-square-foot payload processing facility at Kennedy Space Center, part of a $140 million investment enabling the company to prepare satellites for launch and support up to three simultaneous launch campaigns from Cape Canaveral.
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FBI RFI: BPR and Innovation for the BIAS Program.
Siren, Flashpoint team up to tackle rising hybrid threats.
DHS affected by breach targeting Microsoft SharePoint products.
Cyberattack hits website used by CIA.
FBI uncovers Chinese spy campaign targeting the U.S. Navy.
CIVILIAN
Trump signs E.O. to expand global reach of U.S. AI.
The new executive order kicks off the American AI Exports Program, offering full-stack AI packages—chips, models, software, and cybersecurity—to allied nations. Backed by federal incentives, the move aims to counter foreign tech influence and promote U.S. standards worldwide.
DOE IG audit cost estimates fall short, says GAO.
The DOE Inspector General’s $18.7M audit budget was off—by a lot. GAO found the real cost of incurred cost audits could hit $43.7M annually, thanks to flawed assumptions and shifting contract volumes.
White House AI strategy prioritizes infrastructure and allied exports.
The administration’s AI Action Plan aims to accelerate domestic data center development and semiconductor manufacturing while streamlining AI technology exports to strategic allies. The initiative also introduces new procurement standards—signaling a more assertive stance on aligning federal AI use with national priorities.
ICYMI:
NASA RFI: Earth-Proximity Space-Relay Comms and Navigation Services.
HHS, FDA, and USDA issued an RFI to define risks of ultra-processed foods.
AeroVironment, NASA unveil next-gen Mars helicopter concept.
NASA launch coverage locked in for NISAR satellite.
Civilian Contracts Awards
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Microsoft named its Worldwide Public Sector CVP.
Acentra Health welcomed a new SVP, Controller.
The House Homeland Security Committee has a new Chair.
Civilian Job Openings
USDA wants a FAM Assistant Director.
CBP needs a Program Manager.
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M&A CORNER
Palo Alto Networks acquires Protect AI for full-lifecycle security.
Palo Alto Networks just dropped $500M+ to acquire Protect AI, a rising star in securing machine learning systems. The move supercharges its Prisma AIRS platform, offering end-to-end protection—from model scanning to runtime defense—because in the AI arms race, half-measures won’t cut it.
GovCIO acquires SoldierPoint to expand VA health tech reach.
GovCIO acquired SoldierPoint Digital Health from Iron Bow Technologies, aiming to scale VA telehealth services under a $2B contract. With 2.7M veterans already using SoldierPoint’s tools, the deal lets Iron Bow refocus while GovCIO doubles down on connected care.
SHOWER THOUGHTS 🚿
U.S. trade deals with Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Japan got handed a 15% tarriff and committed to a $550B investment in US industries. Indonesia and Philippines got 19% import tarrifs. SOURCE↗︎
How did a Ukrainian startup build a GPS-free system for modern drones? By using time-of-flight technology combined with resilient communication modules to enable navigation in GPS-denied environments. SOURCE↗︎
Deadly clashes erupt on Thailand-Cambodia border. Thai F-16 strikes Cambodia as border tensions erupt into an escalation. SOURCE↗︎
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D. SAGE — Developed in 1956, the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) system was a groundbreaking Cold War-era U.S. military network that used real-time computers to coordinate air defense by linking radar stations with command centers across the country. (SOURCE)
