50+ min ago  (410+ words) ARPA-E Director Conner Prochaska commented on $72 million in funding to support research and development projects to strengthen critical minerals supply chains and domestic magnet production. The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, or ARPA-E, has allocated $72 million for early-stage…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago  (205+ words) DOW CIO Kirsten Davies commented on the importance of transitioning Combatant Command IT infrastructure to DISA Kirsten Davies, chief information officer of the Department of War and a 2026 Wash100 awardee, has issued a memorandum to implement the migration of combatant command…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago  (194+ words) The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center has appointed former Space Rapid Capabilities Office Director Kelly Hammett as executive director. The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center has appointed'Kelly Hammett as'executive director, where he will support the center's nuclear modernization mission. Kelly…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (320+ words) Executive Gov Samuel Paparo reportedly sent a private report to Congress detailing the needs of the Indo-Pacific Command to counter threats from China USINDOPACOM is requesting $122 billion in fiscal 2027 funding Paparo said that China is developing economic, legal and information…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (389+ words) Open AI plans to deploy Chat GPT on the Pentagon's enterprise generative AI platform, Gen AI. mil, in July. Mohammed Husain, strategic delivery lead for cyber at Open AI, said the artificial intelligence company plans to deploy Chat GPT on…...

3+ day, 49+ min ago  (984+ words) The Army is making major investments in electronic warfare to prepare it for "great power competition" against near-peer adversaries like China. The service, for the Electronic Warfare Advanced Technology, or EWAT, program, requested $156 million in FY27. The Army is making major…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (310+ words) Scott Breor, associate director for security programs at the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, will lead the agency's Infrastructure Security Division, or ISD, amid leadership changes associated with a White House cyber policy appointment, Nextgov/FCW…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (363+ words) Executive Gov A Space Systems Command division has executed nearly 40 international cooperative agreements SSC expects to record nearly $700 million in additional partner investments by the end of 2026 The 2026 Air and Space Summit will explore commercial space relay, AI and more…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (335+ words) The Pentagon would consider cutting expensive conventional weapon systems to preserve its spending on low-cost drones and autonomous systems if Congress does not approve $350 billion in defense funding through budget reconciliation, Breaking Defense reported Friday. A large share of the…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (214+ words) DHS S&T is backing research to defend space systems against cyberattacks as satellites become increasingly entwined with U. S. critical infrastructure. The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate is supporting research to harden space systems against cyberattacks, citing the…...