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Pentagon announces more than $500M in new procurements for APFIT program, including software: scoopmedia.co/4fbvaS5

Officials from the company, Defense Department and General Services Administration were unforthcoming about the procurement. scoopmedia.co/4pm0fpw

SDA awards $1.75B in deals for additional Golden Dome missile tracking satellites: scoopmedia.co/4fBMVK8

DARPA’s Lift Challenge is scheduled to take place Aug. 2-9 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. scoopmedia.co/4w506JD

The Defense Department wants to introduce PQC requirements into the CMMC program, but experts warn industry and the underlying technology is far from ready. scoopmedia.co/4aUaThf

The Anomalous Health Incidents cross-functional team has been renamed as officials focus on "non-kinetic threats." scoopmedia.co/4w6lxtQ

The robotic platforms, which are built by Saronic, were recently employed in an attack against Iran for the first time. scoopmedia.co/4eZQjhT

Threats don't wait. Neither should your defenses. See how defense teams are accelerating detection and response at Datadog's Threat Response Forum. 🔍 Visibility ⚡ Faster response 🤖 AI-powered insights #DatadogForDefense Nov. 5 | Register: scoopmedia.co/4h5voeE

CIO Kirsten Davies told reporters that the current instantiation of CMMC has become too bureaucratic and burdensome on the industrial base. scoopmedia.co/4fnlH98

DOD halts cybersecurity requirements for CMMC Phase 2: ‘The math just simply doesn’t math’| Read the full story here: scoopmedia.co/4w7BiAO

The Anomalous Health Incidents cross-functional team has been renamed as officials focus on "non-kinetic threats." youtube.com/watch?v=NB7lC3… | defensescoop.com/2026/07/13/hav…

The robotic platforms, which are built by Saronic, were recently employed in an attack against Iran for the first time. youtube.com/watch?v=giTLfY… | defensescoop.com/2026/07/13/cor…

U.S. military uses Corsair maritime drones to attack Iran: scoopmedia.co/4ykyXDY

By adopting pre-accredited cloud platforms, defense organizations can bypass laborious compliance hurdles and accelerate AI adoption, says @SAPNS2 CIO Nick Totten. scoopmedia.co/4fyx8vK

Pentagon disburses Havana Syndrome compensation, rebrands team focused on ‘Directed Energy Bio-Effects’ | Read more about it here: scoopmedia.co/44tEE4R

DIA’s CIO highlights the agency’s shift to data-centric management models — and how embedding DIA personnel in industry shops helps accelerate data and AI readiness. @DefenseIntel @GDIT scoopmedia.co/4ePlcUZ

The announcement comes as the Marines and other U.S. military components are moving to ramp up their drone and counter-drone arsenals. scoopmedia.co/4pb4oMZ

The task order will be executed under a new $500 million IDIQ contract. scoopmedia.co/4yfo9a0

DefenseScoop has early details about a major reorganization effort and shake-up that was recently initiated by DIU's new director, Owen West. scoopmedia.co/4yfnyoM

What the Pentagon’s new post-quantum cryptography directive means for defense contractors and CMMC: scoopmedia.co/4frKXvU