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Cal Biesecker
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD AI Office Awards Frontier AI Contracts For Workflow Needs
The Defense Department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) has awarded contracts to Anthropic, Alphabet’s [GOOG] Google, OpenAI, and Elon Musk’s xAI to help the department leverage autonomous models […]
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Homeland SecurityBREAKING: Noem Terminates Eastern Shipbuilding’s Work For Third And Fourth OPCs
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last Friday said she has canceled Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s work for the final two Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) under the company’s contract with the Coast […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Seeks Sources For Interim Long-Range C2 Plane That Also Serves DHS Chief
The Coast Guard last Thursday issued a source sought notice to help it survey the market for a potential lease of a Gulfstream jet that could be used as one […]
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BudgetSASC Wants The Joint Back In Joint C-sUAS Office With Transfer To OSD
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is recommending that leadership of a Defense Department office charged with assessing counter-drone technologies and developing related requirements and training be transferred from the […]
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Unmanned SystemsHegseth Directs Widespread Use Of Expendable Drones By End Of 2026
Responding to a recent presidential directive to bolster American drone capabilities, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military services to take a more aggressive role in quickly purchasing small […]
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SpaceBollinger Modifying Vessel As Landing Platform For Rocket Lab’s Neutron Launch Vehicle
Bollinger Shipyards is modifying a 400-foot vessel to be the ocean landing platform for Rocket Lab Corp.’s [RKLB] reusable Neutron medium-lift rocket, Rocket Lab said on Thursday. The “Return On […]
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CongressCENTCOM Chief Wants $150 Million To Acquire Technology To Test And Evaluate
Absent its own acquisition or technology budget, U.S. Central Command has a need for $150 million in fiscal year 2026 to purchase new and emerging systems and technologies to test […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBooz Allen Invests In Cybersecurity Firm Focused On Machine Identity
Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] on Thursday said its venture capital unit has made a strategic investment in Corsha Inc., which provides secure machine-to-machine communication to protect operational technology. The value […]
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CongressUnmanned Systems Top Indo-Pacific Command’s $11.9 Billion Unfunded Priorities List
The top unfunded priorities of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) in the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2026 budget request are all-domain unmanned systems, coming in at more than $4.4 billion. The […]
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Unmanned SystemsDIU Wants Low-Cost UUVs For Kinetic, ISR Effects
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has issued a new solicitation seeking low-cost unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) solutions for separate problem sets, one-way attack and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) support […]
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