💰 VA drops $4.8B

Leading defense contractors signaled continued dividend payments while committing greater internal investment toward production capacity and technology development. Executives from major primes, including Lockheed Martin, emphasized balancing shareholder expectations with expanded manufacturing and R&D efforts as demand grows for key defense systems.

The U.S. has strengthened its submarine force posture, achieving a decade‑high readiness level with no attack submarines idle and 34% in depot maintenance. This improvement supports sustained operational availability as China’s rapidly expanding naval fleet continues to shape U.S. defense priorities.

The Navy is accelerating the adoption of 3D‑printed components after successful installations on a Ford‑class carrier and a Virginia‑class submarine, demonstrating faster production and significant cost savings. As additive manufacturing matures into a warfighting capability, it offers a strategic path to mitigate supply‑chain delays and strengthen fleet readiness.

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The Pentagon has created a dedicated non‑kinetic cell to support the push to more formally integrate cyber capabilities into joint operations. The cell, formed before Operation Absolute Resolve, coordinated cyber measures used alongside more than 150 aircraft—demonstrating cyber’s rising importance in modern mission planning and execution.

The Pentagon’s CYBERCOM 2.0 initiative aims to counter Chinese cyber actors who “live off the land” by hiding within normal network activity. The revamped force‑generation model emphasizes specialization and improved training to help U.S. cyber forces more effectively identify, report, and remove entrenched threats across critical infrastructure.

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NOAA is seeking additional funding and greater flexibility to expand its procurement of commercial weather data, aiming to enhance forecasting accuracy and strengthen environmental monitoring capabilities. The agency’s initiative reflects a strategic effort to modernize data acquisition and support mission readiness.

Congress reached an agreement to move forward on a package of spending bills, avoiding an imminent agency shutdown by separating the DHS measure and extending its funding for two weeks at current levels. This approach maintains government operations while negotiations continue.

Commerce just threw USA Rare Earth a $1.6B lifeline to kick‑start a mine‑to‑magnet supply chain, finally giving the U.S. a shot at breaking its rare‑earth dependence. The deal includes $277M in funding and a $1.3B loan to scale mining in Texas and magnet production in Oklahoma.

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IonQ has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Seed Innovations, adding the firm’s machine learning, advanced software architecture, and cloud‑migration expertise to its Quantum Infrastructure division. The move strengthens IonQ’s efforts to scale enterprise‑grade, AI‑driven quantum software and improve performance across complex workloads.

Copper River has acquired The Prospective Group, adding a highly specialized workforce with deep expertise in cybersecurity, data operations, cloud modernization, and mission‑critical program support. Leadership emphasizes the acquisition will enhance the firm's capacity to deliver scalable, high‑impact solutions across complex federal missions.

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C) ~$285,000 — Based on recent estimates of the gross national debt and U.S. Census household data, dividing the national debt by the number of U.S. households yields roughly $285,000 per household. (Source)