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DEFENSE & AEROSPACE
DOD updates FOCI rules, expands oversight and contractor scope.
The Pentagon’s revised SF 328 form brings sharper scrutiny to foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI)—and it’s not just for classified contracts anymore. Contractors in unclassified programs, SBIR/STTR, and CMMC must now comply.
SPACECOM eyes Golden Dome as China builds space kill chain.
Gen. Whiting says China’s space-based kill chain is no sci-fi plot—it’s real, growing fast, and aimed at U.S. infrastructure. To counter it, SPACECOM is pushing for a “Golden Dome” missile defense shield and tighter integration of electronic warfare and commercial space assets. Space superiority just got personal.
Space Force’s strategy aims to boost global space collaboration.
The USSF is finalizing an international strategy to embed allies into space operations through shared goals, faster tech transfer, and tighter interoperability. It’s designed to sync with last year’s commercial strategy—because in space, even the best rocket needs a launchpad buddy.
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DISA RFI: Enterprise End-to-End Engineering and Platforms Analysis Support.
Space RCO Hammett accelerates phased array antenna rollout for USSF.
Lockheed Martin wraps TR-3 upgrade, boosting F-35’s stealth and lethality.
MDA’s milestone: Long-range radar tracks first ICBM target.
Hanwha Systems, Northrop Grumman team up on integrated air defense.
Defense Contract Awards
Collaboration.AI secured an $8.5M USAF Digital First Ecosystem Scaling deal.
ByteForza won a $5.3M US Army JBLM DPW IT Support deal.
Sierra Nevada won a $472M USSOCOM Degraded Visual Environmental Pilotage System without the IR camera lens sensor contract.
Mtron inked a $5.5M DOD RF Components contract.
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Leidos has a new VP, CTIO.
SpyCloud appointed a new Government Sales VP.
Defense Job Openings
USDAF is looking for a Defense Personal Property Mgmt Office Director.
NAVAIR is hiring an Equal Employment Manager.
CHART
Systems used for appointment scheduling activities at VA medical centers that use Oracle Health. From: GAO, “Veterans Health: Improvements Needed to Achieve Successful Appointment Scheduling Modernization.” GAO-25-106851. May 2025. Page 15.
INTEL COMMUNITY
NATO unveils plans to fast-track tech, space, and production.
NATO rolled out a defense tech triple-header: a revamped Defense Production Action Plan, its first Commercial Space Strategy, and a Rapid Adoption Action Plan. Expect quicker procurement, support for dual-use innovation, and policies that make room for AI and commercial space players.
NATO allies commit to 5% defense spend—Spain sits this out.
NATO allies (minus Spain) are pledging to hit a new 5% of GDP defense spending target—3.5% for core defense, 1.5% for related investments. Spain’s opting for 2.1% and a diplomatic loophole. The rest of the alliance? Gearing up for a bigger, faster, and pricier security future.
ICYMI:
FBI RFI: Data Security Platform.
WHS RFI: Risk Management Framework Revamp.
BlackSky inked a $24M NGA Luno A Facility Operational Monitoring DO.
Sypris booked an Army Cryptographic Modernization follow-on contract.
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CIVILIAN
GAO dashboard reveals $755B in FY24 federal contract spend.
The federal government obligated $755B in contracts in FY24—a $22.5B dip from FY23 after inflation. GAO’s interactive dashboard breaks it down by agency, product, and competition rate (68% overall).
DOE fast-tracks next-gen nuclear to boost energy dominance.
Energy Secretary Wright is going full throttle on advanced nuclear, issuing a secretarial order to accelerate deployment and exports of next-gen tech. The plan includes R&D reviews, streamlined infrastructure permitting, and a not-so-subtle pivot away from net-zero goals.
VA warns EHR rollout could stall without $3.5B boost.
VA Secretary Collins says the agency’s electronic health record modernization could hit pause—again—without a $3.5B funding increase. With only 6 of 164 medical centers onboarded and deployment targets looming, lawmakers are being asked to fund the fix before the system flatlines.
ICYMI:
USTPO RFI: Automated Solutions.
[Watch] Hearing on HHS’s FY 2026 budget.
GAO urges stronger planning for VA’s scheduling system overhaul.
The Workday CEO sees $1B opportunity in gov’t-wide HR modernization.
Civilian Contracts Awards
Follow Civilian Leaders
NIST names a new Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
Tria Federal welcomed a new Business Development VP.
Maximus named its new Senior Director.
Civilian Job Openings
CBP needs a Port Director.
LOC wants a Publishing Director.
M&A CORNER
Casa del Fuego acquires DGS to boost spectrum innovation.
Casa del Fuego just dropped $5B to acquire Digital Global Systems, a spectrum analytics firm with 500+ patents and AI-powered RF tech. DGS will now operate as a subsidiary, accelerating secure wireless innovation for defense, public safety, and commercial networks.
SHOWER THOUGHTS 🚿
A new AI-powered implant offers personalized, drug-free relief for chronic pain. How does it work? Ultrasound. No opioids, no wires. SOURCE↗︎
World’s largest digital camera snaps pics of the universe. The Rubin Oservatory released their first pictures, and they are awesome. SOURCE↗︎
Alan Turing’s papers fetch $625,000 at auction. The trove nearly got shredded; it includes his PhD dissertation and his “Turing’s Proof.” SOURCE↗︎
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