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The Navy is enhancing fleet communications with NTCDL, a multi‑channel system enabling secure, real‑time transmission of voice, data, imagery, and full‑motion video across carrier strike groups. Deployed under an $85 million BAE contract, the system expands situational awareness, improves threat response, and supports both manned and unmanned platforms with scalable, cybersecurity‑compliant architecture.

DOD’s Drone Dominance program is wasting no time. Small drone batches are headed to 17 units this month as officials push to scale domestic production and counter China’s market lead. Officials say the initiative is designed to boost U.S. drone manufacturing and lower unit costs while ensuring U.S. forces have large quantities of “consumable” drones needed for modern warfare.

USSF leadership indicates that sustained advocacy for expanded resources is resonating, following a nearly $14 billion increase in FY26 and expectations for additional growth in FY27. With mission demands rising and threats intensifying, officials emphasize that greater investment is now widely recognized as essential to maintaining domain superiority.

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The FBI is investigating a suspected cyber intrusion affecting internal bureau networks, including systems reportedly tied to managing court‑ordered wiretaps. Officials state the activity was “identified and addressed,” though the source and scope remain unclear. The incident underscores persistent targeting of U.S. government systems by foreign adversaries and the sensitivity of lawful‑intercept infrastructure.

Satellite imagery shows U.S. and Israeli strikes targeting Iran’s underground ballistic missile sites since Feb. 28, using bunker-busting bombs designed to penetrate hardened facilities. The images also reveal extensive damage at several above-ground missile sites and renewed strikes on facilities previously hit in 2025, part of a campaign that CENTCOM says has targeted more than 1,700 sites in Iran.

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OMB has selected GSA to serve as the government’s new acquisition Quality Service Management Office, a move aimed at streamlining more than 230 civilian acquisition systems and advancing a unified shared‑services approach. Officials described the current fragmentation as unsustainable and emphasized the need for simpler, commercially aligned procurement practices.

The Senate has unanimously approved legislation to reauthorize the SBIR and STTR programs through 2031, preserving a funding stream that has delivered over $77 billion to more than 33,000 small businesses. The bill strengthens foreign‑risk due diligence, enhances accountability, and introduces a new Strategic Breakthrough pathway to scale promising technologies.

The DOE has announced a $352 million funding opportunity to support Energy Frontier Research Centers conducting foundational research in fields such as materials science, chemistry, and quantum systems. Pre‑applications are due April 1, with full proposals due July 1.

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