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DHS awards contracts to support Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded multiple contracts to support department-wide access to the Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System. The awards will provide DHS Components with a pathway to acquire C0UAS hardware, software and services that will be tailored to mission needs... Read More »
DHS, DOT announce removal of 800 dangerous truckers from American roads
The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Transportation said a second wave of Operation Highway Shield had resulted in nearly 800 dangerous truck drivers being removed from American roads. The operation is a joint mission between the two departments targeting unqualified foreign truck... Read More »
Northrop Grumman to accelerate missile interceptor production
Defense company Northrop Grumman announced it had entered into an agreement to accelerate its production and delivery of critical munitions technologies. The company said it has signed two multi-year agreements with the U.S. Department of War and Lockheed Martin for more than $3 billion that... Read More »
Defense Dept. announces loan commitment for expanded drone component manufacturing
The U.S. Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital announced the condition loan commitment of up to $820 million to establish high-volume domestic manufacturing capacity for drone components. Performance Drone Works was given the loan commitment in order to expand domestic manufacturing... Read More »
Report finds Trump administration has weaponized counterterrorism infrastructure
A new report from U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) details how the Trump administration has weaponized the nation’s counterterrorism infrastructure and left the country less prepared to respond to terrorist threats both domestic and foreign. The Peters Report found that the current administration... Read More »
Shipbuilding contract awarded for ballistic missile submarines
The U.S. Department of War announced it had awarded a five-ship contract modification to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) for five Columbia Class ballistic missile submarines. The department also awarded a nine-ship contract to GDEB and HII-Newport News Shipbuilding (HII_NSS) for... Read More »
Legislation to strengthen school cybersecurity resources introduced
U.S. Reps. Zach Nunn (R-IA) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) have introduced legislation that would help schools prevent cyber attacks by improving information sharing. The legislation, the Enhancing K-12 Cybersecurity Act, would help schools stay ahead of cyber security threats, the law makers said and... Read More »
Exyn Defense announces strategic expansion
Philadelphia-based Exyn Defense, a branch of Exyn Technologies, Inc., announced it would be expanding its autonomy focus beyond operational battlefield missions to encompass defense sustainment and readiness. Exyn, a leader in autonomous mapping and perception-drive navigation for complex... Read More »
Congress members participate in AI-enabled war game exercise
Members of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security and the House Select Committee on China participated in a closed-door, member-level war game last week to test AI-enabled cyber threats, infrastructure resilience and homeland security implications. The exercise was designed to look at... Read More »
Oracle awarded 10-year software contract worth up to $7B with Department of War
Oracle has been awarded a 10-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract under the U.S. Department of War's Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI), with a base value of $3.31 billion over the first five years and a total potential value of $6.99 billion if all option years are... Read More »
U.S. House passes $1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a $1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2027 on Wednesday. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, applauded the House passage of the annual defense policy bill, H.R. 8800,... Read More »
Department of War requests supplemental budget funding
U.S. Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before Congress this week about the need for more funding. Speaking before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, the two men defended President Donald... Read More »
House Intelligence Committee passes FY2027 Intelligence Authorization Act
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Monday advanced the fiscal year 2027 Intelligence Authorization Act, legislation that includes bipartisan provisions increasing oversight, including budgetary transparency for the Intelligence Community, and a strengthening of the Intelligence... Read More »
FEMA to award $48M in grant funding for improvement of warning systems
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently opened the application period for the Next Generation Warning System Grant Program. The program will award $48 million to states, territories and tribal nations to support projects that identify capability gaps and implement solutions for the... Read More »
DARPA joins U.S. Air Force in test flight for AI-controlled F-16
DARPA recently joined the U.S. Air Force to do in-air testing of an F-16 fighter jet using an artificial intelligence (AI) agent to autonomously control its flight. The milestone advances the technological infrastructure that will enable rapid, scalable combat AI development across the joint... Read More »
House passes National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act
The House of Representatives passed the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 on Wednesday. The bill provides $47.32 billion to fund national security and border protections and numerous programs. "The Fiscal Year 2027 bill continues this effort... Read More »
More than $1.75B awarded for Golden Dome missile defense tracking
The Space Development Agency announced the awarding of two agreements worth $1.75 billion for additional space vehicles in the missile warning, missile tracking and missile defense sector. As support for the U.S. Space Force Program Acquisition Executive for Missile Warning and Tracking, the... Read More »
Texas study puts economic impact of military installations at nearly $149B
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said a study found that Texas gets an economic boost of nearly $148.8 billion from U.S. military installations in his state. The study analyzed the economic impact of the population and employees directly affiliated with military installations in Texas, including... Read More »
Lockheed Martin awarded $850M modernization award for Trident II
Lockheed Martin announced it has been awarded a contract modification to extend the life of the Trident II missile. The $850 million awards would extend the life of the missile that serves as a critical piece in the nation’s nuclear triad. The U.S. Department of War announced the contract in... Read More »
Marine Corps Robotics Integration Group launches
The Marine Corps recently launched a service-level organization responsible for integrating, standardizing, and institutionalizing training for Group 1 and Group 2 small unmanned aircraft systems and counter-small unmanned aircraft systems. It is assigned under Marine Air Ground Task Force Training... Read More »
Trump secures defense investment from NATO Allies, White House says
According to the White House, President Donald Trump secured a defense investment from its allies during NATO’s 2026 Ankara Summit. In a statement, the White House said the agreements with the U.S. allies amounted to $3 billion in major deals and joint ventures to expand the “Arsenal of... Read More »
Groups urge Congress to pass legislation combating organized retail crime
Organizations in law enforcement and in the retail industry are asking Congress to advance bipartisan legislation combating organized retail crime as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The bipartisan bill, the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, was filed as an amendment to the... Read More »
New York to spend $100M on law enforcement tech, equipment
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said her state will invest $100 million into law enforcement technology and equipment. As part of the state’s LETECH Grant Program, the money is available for police departments and sheriff’s offices to modernize equipment and improve their technology, the grants... Read More »
U.S. Coast Guard finalizes contracts for Arctic Cutters
The U.S. Coast Guard announced recently that it had finalized two contracts for the construction and delivery of six Arctic Security Cutter. According to the Coast Guard, Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C. of Lockport, Louisiana was awarded a contract for four of the cutters, while Rauma... Read More »
DOJ arrests alleged member of criminal hacking group in Finland
The U.S. Department of Justice announced it had arrested an alleged member of the criminal cyber hacking group “Scattered Spider” in Finland and had him extradited to the United States to face federal criminal conspiracy charges. According to the criminal complaint, 19-year-old Peter... Read More »
Bill to secure U.S. technology supply chains from foreign adversaries introduced
U.S. Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) have introduced legislation that will codify the U.S. Department of Commerce’s ability to protect U.S. information and communications technology supply chains. The bill, the ICTS Supply Chain Security Act, would codify the department’s... Read More »
Legislation banning sale of Americans’ data introduced
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) have introduced legislation that would ban data brokers from selling or transferring Americans’ health and location data. The Health and Location Data Protection Act would prevent data brokers from gathering personal... Read More »
Defense Department unleashes AI ‘agent network’ to evaluate threats, targeting
The U.S. Department of Defense, referred to by the Trump Administration as the U.S. Department of War, announced that it would launch “Agent Network,” the latest element of the department’s Artificial Intelligence Acceleration Strategy. The department said the project would be led by its... Read More »
Legislation introduced to strengthen cybersecurity at DHS after compliance gaps found
Legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) would strengthen security at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after compliance gaps were found by the Government Accountability Office. The Cybersecurity Logging Enforcement and Accountability Reporting... Read More »
Committee advances bills in bipartisan effort to upgrade Homeland Security divisions
In a bipartisan show of support, the House Committee on Homeland Security advanced 19 bills this week to strengthen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s core mission. The bills covered a range of issues but primarily refocused the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), modernized... Read More »
Defense Department releases Post Quantum Cryptography strategy
A day after President Donald Trump announced new policies surrounding quantum cryptography, the Kirsten Davies, chief information officer for the U.S. Department of Defense, referred to by the Trump administration as the U.S. Department of War, announced that department’s Post Quantum... Read More »
Trump issues cryptographic executive order to protect American data
The White House announced President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that would protect American data, and the digital economy that lives off of it. Trump’s “Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks” Executive Order directs the Office of Management and... Read More »
FBI warns of cyber criminals’ use of traffic distribution system in financial scams
The FBI said in a public service announcement that cyber criminals are using traffic distribution systems to gain access to victim networks for financial scams. Traffic distribution systems, or TDS, is technology that is used to route internet traffic visitors to different destinations after... Read More »
Legislation introduced to consolidate National Guard Duty statuses
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Jack Rosen (D-NV) introduced bipartisan legislation that would comprehensively reform the National Guard statuses. The legislation, the Duty Status Reform Act, would comprehensively reform the National Guard, the lawmakers said, by consolidating and... Read More »