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DIA has issued analytic guidance to help intelligence analysts assess combatant will to fight from peacetime to armed conflict.

HHS has launched the ARPA-H SURPASS program to cut the time, cost and participants needed to evaluate drugs in clinical trials.

A DHS OIG audit found that CISA has no legal power to enforce directives; The watchdog said 88 of 102 federal civilian agencies failed to adopt required SCuBA safeguards by June 2 ...

The facility, at the Southern Virginia Multimodal Park in Hurt, is expected to be about 900,000 sq. ft., according to a company statement. Construction is anticipated to be finished by the end of 2028 ...

New commercial NSS must support quantum-resistant algorithms starting in 2027 Legacy systems that cannot run quantum-resistant algorithms face phaseout by 2030 NSA warns of “harvest now, decrypt later ...

NASA has moved the PRIMA far-infrared space telescope into Phase B development NASA would cap PRIMA’s project cost at $1.2 billion if the mission clears its confirmation review NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...

The Small Business Administration has designated a chief AI officer and publicly disclosed most of its planned and operational AI applications as part of its work to meet federal mandates, according ...

Navy has launched RASWDC, an Echelon 3 command under U.S. Fleet Forces Command The center will test unmanned systems and develop doctrine and tactics to certify them for the fleet Rear Adm. Melvin ...

417-3 vote sends bill to Senate Data centers required to cover new grid costs under the legislation AI-driven demand fuels bipartisan urgency The House voted 417-3 to pass the Ratepayer Protection Act ...

In 2026, government adoption of artificial intelligence has shifted from generative content creation to agentic AI, systems capable of managing multi-step processes with minimal human oversight.