Lobbying Activity

Skyborne Technologies Adds Tremont Strategies to Lobby on Defense

Skyborne Technologies USA LLC filed a lobbying registration with Tremont Strategies Group LLC on Oct. 23, covering Defense (DEF). The company previously...

Defense

Iron Shield Systems Enters Federal Lobbying on Defense

Iron Shield Systems Inc., a Canadian defense-technology company developing autonomous drone interceptors, filed its first federal lobbying registration on...

Lobbying Activity

Nascent Biotech Hires American Defense to Lobby on Defense

Nascent Biotech Inc. filed a new client registration with American Defense International Inc., signed Oct. 20, covering defense issues; the company has no...

Politics

AE Industrial Partners Lobbies On Defense

AE Industrial Partners LP reported lobbying on "NDAA and other defense-related matters" in its third-quarter 2026 filing.

Government Operations

DOD Mishandled Records of 1,000+ Service Members

The military services reported almost 50 improper releases of service member records affecting more than 1,000 service members from fiscal years 2021...

Technology

DOD's AI Oversight Body Lacks Charter, Risks Going Dark Again

The Pentagon's key body for coordinating responsible artificial intelligence has no charter, is at risk of going dark again, and sits at the center of a new...

Macroeconomics

Defense Spending Projected To Rise With Deficit at 6.6% Of GDP

The Trump administration's fiscal 2027 budget proposes a $1.154 trillion defense discretionary request, about 3.4% of GDP, alongside cuts that would bring...

Follow the Money

Army Raises Light Transport Procurement Goals Due To Heavy Demand

The Army raised its Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) procurement objective to 11,582 vehicles in February, more than four times the 2,593-vehicle objective set...

Politics

Congress Weighs $2.1B Aid Boost To Jordan After Iran Attack

Three American soldiers were killed when Iranian missiles struck Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in July, and Iran had reportedly fired over 400 projectiles at...

Defense

Outcome Of US Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Programs Unclear

Whether U.S.-Israeli strikes since Feb. 28 have affected Iran's nuclear facilities is unclear, according to a new Congressional Research Service report. It...

Government Operations

Army's Multi-Domain Task Force Up To Four Units Amid Troop Cuts

The Army activated the 4th Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) at Fort Carson, CO, on Oct. 8, bringing the force to nearly 2,100 soldiers, according to a new...

International Affairs

Russia's Arctic Military Posture Faces Resource Limits

It remains unclear whether Russia has the financial and personnel resources to carry out its Arctic military modernization, or in what time frame it could...

Government Operations

Army Combat Vehicle Prototypes Arrive as Program Is Reevaluated

The Army's XM-30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle program has delivered first prototypes from both competing contractors, but its Milestone B decision has...

Politics

North Korea's Nuclear Missile Threats Under Scrutiny

The Trump administration continues to navigate diplomacy and deterrence on the Korean Peninsula, and a new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report...

Defense

Congress Weighs Taiwan Defense and Cross-Strait Conflict

A central tension in U.S.-Taiwan policy centers on how the United States can support Taiwan's defense without triggering a cross-Strait conflict. A...

Politics

AI May Reshape Military Workforce, Key Questions Unresolved

How the Pentagon adopts artificial intelligence could reshape who serves, in what roles, and in what numbers, but the answers remain unsettled. A...

Politics

Pentagon Submitted $53.7B in Unfunded Priorities for FY2026

The Department of Defense submitted $53.7 billion in priorities left out of the president's annual budget request, renewing a congressional debate over...