Boeing
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Policy
Pentagon Taps AeroVironment, Boeing, Epirus and Kord for Homeland Directed-Energy Drone Pilot
JIATF-401 picked four laser and microwave counter-drone systems for an NDAA-mandated homeland pilot run with the FAA and NORTHCOM, with a December shoot-off at Dugway open to more vendors.
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Policy
Section 815 Buyback Limits Split Unions and Chamber as NDAA Heads to Conference
Labor unions want the Senate NDAA's Section 815 kept in the final bill; the U.S. Chamber wants it cut. The provision would bar Pentagon contracts with firms paying buybacks or dividends absent a waiver. The House bill has no such language.
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Policy
Pentagon Asks Congress to Gut McCain-Era Revolving Door Rules for Mid-Grade Officials in FY2027 NDAA
The Pentagon submitted a FY2027 NDAA proposal in June 2026 to eliminate one-year post-service lobbying cooling-off periods for O-7/O-8 officers and narrow all remaining restrictions to only the specific department office where former officials served.
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Policy
SASC Advances $1.14T FY2027 NDAA With F-35, F-15EX Multiyear Contracts and Buyback Ban
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 18-9 on June 11, 2026 to advance the FY2027 NDAA, authorizing multiyear procurement for F-35 and F-15EX aircraft and prohibiting DoD from allowing defense firms to buy back their own stock using contract profits.
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Policy
GAO: Air Force Tanker Fleet Missed Readiness Targets for 6 Straight Years as KC-46 RVS Fix Slips to 2028
A new GAO report finds the KC-135 and KC-46A both failed mission-capable-rate goals every year from FY2019 through FY2025, driven by parts shortages, inexperienced maintainers, and a KC-46 Remote Vision System redesign now pushed to early 2028.
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Policy
Navy FY2027 Budget Restarts P-8A Poseidon Procurement After Two-Year Pause, Requests 12 Aircraft at $4.2 Billion
The Navy's FY2027 budget request proposes 12 new P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for $4.2 billion — restarting procurement after two consecutive years of zero purchases — timed to coincide with the Increment 3 Block 2 upgrade reaching initial operating capability on April 24, 2026.
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Policy
Trump Executive Order Makes Fixed-Price Contracts the Default, Directs Agencies to Renegotiate 10 Largest Cost-Type Deals
An April 30 executive order directs federal agencies to default to fixed-price contracting, submit written justifications for any cost-reimbursement arrangement, and renegotiate their 10 largest non-fixed-price contracts within 90 days — with FAR amendments required within 120 days.
