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Enforcement
Former USADF Finance Director Sentenced for Steering $617K in Sole-Source Contracts to a Friend's Firm for $12,000 in Kickbacks
Mathieu Zahui, former finance director at the U.S. African Development Foundation, was sentenced to four months in prison for steering roughly $617,000 in sole-source contracts to a friend's company for work it never performed, in exchange for $12,000 in cash kickbacks, and for lying to federal agents.
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Awards
Boeing Wins $854.7M P-8A Poseidon Lot 13 Modification for Four Foreign Military Sales Aircraft
Boeing received an $854,672,911 NAVAIR contract modification for P-8A Poseidon Lot 13, covering four aircraft for Foreign Military Sales customers plus DMSMS engineering, software integration, and hardware updates. FMS funds cover $852.6M; work runs through September 2030.
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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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Protests
GAO Sustains N&S Property Services Protest After ICE's Corrective-Action Reevaluation Again Picked a Higher-Priced Awardee
GAO sustained N&S Property Services' protest of ICE's 8(a) O&M award at Fort Benning after corrective action. The reevaluation applied unstated criteria, added undocumented 'raises confidence' findings for higher-priced KCorp, and tainted the best-value tradeoff, establishing prejudice.
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Awards
Lockheed Martin Wins $100.5M Order for 1,459 F-35 Brake Heat Sinks to Resolve Fleet Thermal Constraint
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics received a $100,455,916 firm-fixed-price order (N0001926F0266) from Naval Air Systems Command for 1,459 F-35 brake assembly heat sinks -- 1,075 for the F-35A and 384 for the F-35B -- to resolve a thermal management constraint. Work is in South Bend, Indiana, through March 2030.
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Enforcement
Perfectus Aluminum to Pay Record $549.5M in Largest-Ever Trade-Related False Claims Act Settlement
DOJ secured a record $549.5M False Claims Act settlement with importer Perfectus Aluminum over evaded Chinese aluminum AD/CVD duties. The largest-ever trade-related FCA deal signals aggressive customs enforcement and qui tam risk for contractors importing components.
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Awards
Army Names BAE Systems ROOK as Program of Record for Soft-Kill Active Protection, Awards $20M First Phase
The Army has designated BAE Systems' ROOK soft-kill active protection system as a program of record, awarding a $20 million first phase to the system that defeats missiles and drones by jamming or confusing them before they reach vehicles.
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Awards
DIU Triples Hermeus Contract to $219M as Quarterhorse Mach-3 Drone Shifts From Test Vehicle to Weapon System
The Defense Innovation Unit added $159 million to its Hermeus Quarterhorse contract, bringing the ceiling to $219 million, as the Mach-3 drone program officially pivots from a test asset to a weapon platform ahead of Mk 2.2 flight tests in 2026.
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Policy
Pentagon FY2027 Budget Requests $2B+ for CJADC2, With $1.5B Going to Palantir's Maven Smart System
The Pentagon's FY2027 budget request includes more than $2 billion for Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, up from $240 million in FY2026, with over $1.5 billion earmarked for Palantir's Maven Smart System across all combatant commands.
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Policy
House NDAA Chairman's Mark Would Dissolve Space Development Agency and Space RCO, Fold Both Into Space Force PAE Structure
The House Armed Services Committee chairman's mark published May 28 would eliminate the Space Development Agency and Space Rapid Capabilities Office, transferring their authorities to Space Force Portfolio Acquisition Executives ahead of a June 4 full committee markup.
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Policy
Space Force Requests $1B for Four Distributed Ops Centers After Operation Epic Fury Showed U.S. Space Assets Can Be Destroyed
The Space Force's record $17.3 billion FY2027 budget request includes $1 billion for four new distributed space operations centers, driven by lessons from Operation Epic Fury in which U.S. space capabilities were targeted and destroyed for the first time.
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Awards
Air Force Opens Dedicated EPAWSS Speedline at Warner Robins to Accelerate F-15E Electronic Warfare Upgrades Outside Normal Depot Cycle
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center launched an EPAWSS Speedline at Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex on May 26, 2026, enabling 99 F-15E Strike Eagles to receive the AN/ALQ-250 electronic warfare suite years ahead of their scheduled depot maintenance.
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