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The U.S. Army’s proposed $253 billion fiscal year 2027 budget includes increases for operations, procurement, research and personnel.
The budget proposal includes a 28.7 percent discretionary increase in procurement funding. This includes a $3.1 billion request to modernize the Army’s... Read More »
In conjunction with the Defense Innovation Unit, the U.S. Department of the Air Force announced it has selected three companies to potentially develop and operate a microreactor on a DAF installation.
The move is part of the department’s Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations initiative.... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a Florida man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit ransomware attacks after being employed as a ransomware negotiator.
According to court documents, Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O’Lakes, Fla., collaborated with the operators of the Blackcat/ALPHV... Read More »
The House Appropriations Committee unanimously approved legislation covering military construction and Veterans Affairs for the 2027 Fiscal Year, officials said Tuesday.
The legislation, The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, includes $157 billion... Read More »
A multi million U.S. Navy contract with Lockheed Martin, a global defense technology company, will allow the company to develop, integrate and test the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) into the Aegis Combat System.
Funding will allow Lockheed Martin to continue munitions acceleration... Read More »
The U.S. Departments of State and Justice convened the fifth meeting of the Countering Transnational Terrorism Forum in Budapest, Hungary to take action to counter Iranian terrorism.
The meeting brought together 35 governments from the Americas, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Europe to... Read More »
The Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, which became law earlier this month, reauthorized the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
The SBIR and STTR programs award research and development grants to American small... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the launch of Mobile Passport Control at four pedestrian border crossings in Washington state.
The MPC mobile app allows U.S. citizens, and others, to use their mobile devices to submit passport and travel information in advance, which will speed up... Read More »
Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of Space Operations for U.S. Space Force, outlined his vision for the service’s next 15 years during the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium on April 15.
Saltzman introduced the “Future Operating Environment” and the “Objective Force” that will prepare the... Read More »
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa’s crew offloaded approximately 3,825 pounds of cocaine worth more than $28.7 million on Thursday that was the result of two interdictions in international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean as part of Operation Pacific Viper.
“This crew's performance over... Read More »
Lockheed Martin announced it was awarded a 10-year, sole source, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to continue the C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System (MATS) program by the Pentagon.
The contract, worth up to $1.9 billion, will allow the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle... Read More »
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) plans to hold a biennial radiological emergency preparedness exercise at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania during the week of April 27.
The exercise will assess Maryland and Pennsylvania’s ability to respond to an emergency that... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC) sanctioned targets linked to alleged money laundering and cash smuggling by the Cartel del Noreste (CDN), officials said.
The CDN is one of Mexico’s most violent drug trafficking organizations, the office said, and... Read More »
The U.S. Army recently awarded aerospace company Boeing a $324 million contract for six CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters. This increases the number of CH-47F Block II aircraft under contract to 24.
“Consistent production awards reflect the Army’s confidence in the CH-47F Block II as a... Read More »
Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM) awarded a Pennsylvania nonprofit organization specializing in applied scientific research and development professional services, a $21 million contract to provide facility-related control systems cyber services in the Marine Corps Installations Pacific... Read More »
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) will hold job fairs across the country as it works to fill more than 400 civilian positions.
The military branch said it was expanding its civilian workforce with a hiring surge of civilians who can help STARCOM fulfill its... Read More »
U.S. Reps. Vince Fong (R-CA) and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) hosted a cybersecurity roundtable last week with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), local military installations and local community members.
As part of the discussion, attendees focused on current, existing, and... Read More »
A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment on March 17 charging 52 gang members with intent to distribute, possession and distribution of controlled substances, and firearms violations. Forty defendants were charged with possession of firearms in furtherance of a... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Defense, referred to as the U.S. Department of War by the Trump administration, and the Federal Aviation Administration said they have completed a safety assessment of a high-energy laser counter-drone system that validates safety controls that pose no undue risk to passenger... Read More »
The U.S. government recently awarded global defense technology company Lockheed Martin a $4.7 billion, multibillion-dollar contract to continue critical accelerated production of PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE).
Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will be able to accelerate production... Read More »
A multi-national effort, Operation Atlantic, has identified more than $45 million (US) in cryptocurrency fraud schemes around the world, the U.S. Secret Service said recently.
The law enforcement effort carried out with agencies in the U.S., United Kingdom and Canada identified and contacted... Read More »
The U.S. Coast Guard seized 4,510 pounds of cocaine, valued at $33.9 million, during a routine patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on April 5.
The crew of a U.S. maritime patrol aircraft notified U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba that they suspected a narco-terrorist vessel was throwing... Read More »
The Indiana National Guard said its Technology and Readiness Experimentation, or T-REX, framework was instrumental in advancing a new combat attack system from public demonstration to operational employment in just seven months.
Officials with the Indiana National Guard said their achievement... Read More »
The Department of Justice and FBI said Tuesday they have successfully disrupted a Russian military intelligence operation that hijacked thousands of small office and home office routers across the United States to conduct espionage against government, military, and critical infrastructure... Read More »
Legislation to expand opportunities for the development of unmanned aerial systems between the United States and Taiwan has been introduced in the Senate.
The Blue Skies for Taiwan Act, introduced by U.S. Sens. John Curtis (R-UT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Andy Kim (D-NJ) would... Read More »
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Monday that strengthens protections against the application of foreign and religious laws.
HB 1471 reinforces that Florida courts may not apply or enforce foreign or religious law, including Sharia law, that violates constitutional rights. It... Read More »
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently provided North Carolina more than $103 million for Tropical Storm Helene and Hurricane Florence recovery efforts. Funding was awarded to more than 50 public assistance projects that help repair and protect critical infrastructure.
Public... Read More »
The U.S. Department of War said antisubmarine warfare training, Exercise Sea Dragon 2026, was successfully concluded at Anderson Air Force Base in Guam recently.
The exercise saw two Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft assigned to Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadrons 4 and 45 were joined by a... Read More »
Boeing and the U.S. Department of War (DOW) said on April 1 they reached a seven-year framework agreement to triple production of PAC-3 missile seekers, a move officials say will significantly expand air and missile defense capabilities for U.S. and allied forces worldwide.
The agreement, which... Read More »
Lockheed Martin, a global defense technology company, recently opened a facility in Dallas that will streamline the development, testing and prototype production of next-generation systems and solutions for U.S. government customers.
The Rapid Fielding Center is integrated with the manufacturing... Read More »
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned Russian intelligence is using commercial messaging applications to gain access to individual’s accounts.
In a joint public service announcement, the agencies said Russian... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Defense, in partnership with defense contractors BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin, will quadruple the production of seekers for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor.
Under the terms of the agreement, BAE Systems will guarantee the component is... Read More »
According to a new report by the Government Accountability Office, a shortage of IT professionals in the face of growing need for a talented cyber workforce is one of the federal government’s most important challenges.
But a dashboard created by the Office of Personnel Management to help... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Defense and Arizona-based Honeywell Aerospace, a diversified technology and manufacturing company, recently partnered to create a framework to increase production of critical components for the ammunitions stockpile.
Honeywell Aerospace will accelerate the delivery of... Read More »
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence recently announced that the year-long intelligence community-wide technology and cybersecurity modernization effort was beginning to fulfill its mission.
On March 26, director Tulsi Gabbard announced the effort, spearheaded by the ODNI, was... Read More »
