Department of Homeland Security
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Policy
SAFER SKIES Rule Opens Counter-Drone Market to State and Local Police
DHS and DOJ's July 6 interim final rule authorizes SLTT law enforcement to conduct counter-UAS operations for the first time, limited to a jointly vetted authorized-technology list and DOJ-approved training tiers.
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Policy
Pentagon's Weapons-Testing Office, Cut From 126 to 30 Staff, Now Oversees 92 Fewer Programs, GAO Finds
A June 30 GAO report finds a May 2025 SecDef memo slashed DOD's operational test office from 126 to 30 positions, dropping its oversight list from 265 to 173 programs and raising the risk of weapons fielded with undocumented shortfalls.
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Policy
$87.6B Iran War Supplemental Reaches Congress With $21B for Munitions and $12.1B in Classified Programs
The White House sent Congress an $87.6 billion supplemental on June 24, 2026, with $67.15 billion for the Department of War covering Operation Epic Fury operational costs, munitions replenishment, classified programs, and emerging technology investments including drones, cybersecurity, and AMTI.
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Policy
Senate Democrat Presses Pentagon on Safety Risks of 90-Day Autonomous Weapons Policy Rewrite Under NSPM-11
Senator Ruben Gallego sent a June 12 letter to Defense Secretary Hegseth demanding answers on civilian harm mitigation as NSPM-11 compresses a rewrite of DoD Directive 3000.09 into 90 days while rescinding Biden-era AI oversight requirements.
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Policy
GAO finds DHS acquisitions $11.4B over cost projections — and the oversight office that should catch it was dissolved
A new GAO report finds DHS's 27 major acquisition programs are $11.4B over original cost projections. The department's central oversight office was dissolved in October 2025, creating a gap that wasn't partially filled until May 2026.
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Policy
Trump EO Mandates Fixed-Price Contracting as Federal Default, OMB Guidance Due June 14
President Trump's April 30 executive order makes fixed-price contracts the federal procurement default and requires OMB guidance by June 14, agency-head justifications for large cost-reimbursement awards, and a 90-day review of the 10 largest non-fixed-price contracts at every agency.
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Policy
CISA Reschedules CIRCIA Cyber-Incident-Reporting Town Halls to June, Giving the Defense Industrial Base a Final Say on the Rule
CISA reset its canceled CIRCIA stakeholder town halls to four virtual sessions June 15-18, 2026, with the June 18 meeting covering the Defense Industrial Base. It is likely industry's last chance to shape the cyber-incident-reporting rule before it is finalized.
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Policy
White House 30-Day Update: Fixed-Price Contracting Executive Order Implementation Progress
The Office of Management and Budget issued a 30-day status report on executive order implementation requiring agencies to maximize fixed-price contract usage, showing mixed progress across civilian and defense agencies.
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Policy
Trump's Fixed-Price Contracting Mandate Puts $10M Threshold on Non-FFP Awards — What Agencies and Contractors Must Do Now
The April 30 executive order directing agencies to default to firm-fixed-price contracts sets agency-head approval thresholds, a 90-day review of top non-FFP contracts, and a 120-day FAR amendment deadline.
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Policy
CISA's CI Fortify Initiative Puts Critical Infrastructure Operators — and Their Contractors — on Notice
CISA launched CI Fortify on May 5-6, 2026 — a new initiative requiring critical infrastructure operators to plan for isolation-mode operations and manual recovery from cyberattacks. ICS/SCADA vendors, MSPs, and security integrators are explicitly called out as essential partners.
