June 18, 2025

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Senior defense leaders testified before Congress in support of the Pentagon’s $19B FY26 military construction budget. Emphasizing installations as foundational to readiness and global operations, officials cited inflation, modernization needs, and strategic priorities—particularly in the Indo-Pacific—as key cost drivers.

Navy is facing a rapid influx of unmanned surface and undersea vehicle providers, with at least seven new entrants showcasing systems this year alone, yet procurement and budget commitments have not kept pace with industry enthusiasm. Despite a roughly $3 billion congressional funding boost, analysts warn that supply currently outstrips demand, as the Navy’s experimental deployments have not yet translated into full-scale acquisition programs.

The DOD is reassessing its 2M+ Microsoft 365 E5 licenses. As part of broader DOGE-led cost-cutting efforts, the DOD CIO is evaluating user roles and requirements to determine where scaled-back licenses may be more appropriate.

Acquisition pathways and oversight offices for selected air and missile defense modernization efforts. From: GAO. Army Modernization: Air and Defense Efforts Would Benefit from Applying Leading Practices. GAO-25-107491. June 2025. Page 18.

Senators emerged from a briefing with federal law enforcement officials saying they’ll likely boost funding on safety and security for members and their families in an upcoming government funding bill. This comes as security officials state that threats to lawmakers have “dramatically increased.”

Despite some nuance disagreement between DNI Haines and POTUS, the current viewpoint is that Iran is close to developing a bomb, which is the opinion of Israeli PM Netanyahu. Meanwhile, senior intelligence officials and the International Atomic Energy Agency acknowledged Iran’s high levels of uranium enrichment but indicated there was no evidence that Iran had resumed efforts to construct a nuclear weapon.

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The USPTO reports progress in using Gen-AI tools to improve its patent examination process. AI-powered systems, including an internal chatbot and a new patent search platform, are helping examiners by streamlining searches and routine tasks. USPTO leadership says this is a step toward "augmented intelligence." The agency is exploring expanding AI use in trademark processing and other areas.

The DOI and the USDA’s U.S. Forest Service are expected to soon merge their federal wildland firefighting programs, according to an E.O. The order gave the two agencies 90 days to combine the offices, programs, budgets and other resources of each wildfire management program. The move does not come with additional funding.

The USDA has reopened its Stratus cloud integration procurement, inviting quotes for services like migration, security, architecture, governance, and identity management under what’s known as “Pool 2,” with submissions accepted through July 11. Stratus provides a unified platform for cloud brokerage, hosting, and enterprise data services, and also includes a separate Pool 3 for SaaS resellers.

Tikehau Capital is acquiring rugged display maker ScioTeq from OpenGate Capital via its aerospace and defense fund. The deal, expected to close by Q4 2025, gives Tikehau a tech-savvy foothold in defense visualization—while OpenGate keeps a minority stake to cheer from the sidelines.

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