This week on The Hill: Lawmakers race to prevent partial government shutdown

Lawmakers are battling the clock as they work to push through the remaining appropriations bills ahead of the Jan. 30 ...
JD Supra

Fiscal Year 2026 NDAA Signed into Law: 6 Key Takeaways for Defense Contractors

On Thursday, December 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (2026 NDAA), which authorizes over $900 billion in funding for the ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate gave final passage Wednesday to an annual military policy bill that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs while pressuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to ...
Reuters

Trump targets defense giants' shareholder payouts as cost overruns mount, sources say

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is planning an executive order that would limit dividends, buybacks and executive pay for defense contractors whose projects are over-budget and ...
USNI

GAO Report on Weapon Systems Testing

The Department of Defense (DOD) identified test and evaluation modernization as a crucial part of its effort to get capabilities to warfighters faster. DOD organizations, including the Office of the ...
Homeland Security Today

Defense Contract Management Agency Showcases New Strategic Plan

Marine Corps Col. Timothy Hough, commander of Defense Contract Management Agency’s Special Programs Command, and Air Force Col. Dustin Thomas, DCMA Special Programs Unmanned Systems-Experimental ...
WAVY-TV

The City of Virginia Beach Development Authority awards grant to TST Tactical Defense Solutions

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The City of Virginia Beach Development Authority will be awarding a $508,000 grant to TST Tactical Defense Solutions for capital investment, according to a press release.
Hartford Courant

Defense bill to boost CT contractors, including funding to address shortfalls for submarine programs

Connecticut defense contractors are poised to benefit from the yearly boosts in Congress’ defense policy bill, including funding to address budget shortfalls for submarine programs predominantly built ...
Saints Wire

Governor highlights more than $100 million for MS economic development

Mississippi will invest over $100 million in economic development, infrastructure, and workforce training across the state. The funding comes from multiple sources, including the Mississippi ...
eng.belta

Lukashenko approves Belarus defense plan for 2026-2030

MINSK, 9 December (BelTA) – Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has approved the country’s defense plan for 2026-2030, BelTA learned from Chief of the General Staff, First Deputy Defense Minister ...
Stars and Stripes

Proposed defense bill blocks plan to privatize commissaries

The Pentagon’s exploration of privatizing its commissaries may be thwarted by the annual defense policy bill now moving through Congress. The proposed fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization ...
Defense One

And just like that, the Navy’s frigate program is back on—sort of

SIMI VALLEY, California.—The White House has greenlit a plan to design and build a frigate domestically as part of its proposed “Golden Fleet,” Navy Secretary John Phelan announced at the Reagan ...