Defense

Xiphos Partners Hires Capital Park Partners For Defense Lobbying

Xiphos Partners Inc. registered Capital Park Partners LLC as its lobbying firm on August 25. The defense contractor has lobbied on defense, budget, and...

Government Operations

Army Delays XM-30 Infantry Vehicle Decision

The Army's next-generation infantry fighting vehicle faces an uncertain path after leadership delayed a critical milestone decision in February, leaving the...

Congress

Defense Budget Request Bypasses Traditional Funding Constraints

The Trump administration has requested a total of $1.45 trillion for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2027, comprising $1.1 trillion in...

Labor and Employment

Defense Workforce Shortage Drives Federal Strategy on Skilled Trades

The Trump administration is doubling down on reshaping America's defense workforce to meet surging demand for weapons and shipbuilding, with federal...

Defense

DHS Rejects Plan to Restore Chemical Facility Vetting

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) estimates that if high-risk chemicals were weaponized, the impact could range from fatalities within the...

Defense

Enginuity Power Systems Ends Hollinger Group Lobbying Deal

Enginuity Power Systems ended its relationship with Hollinger Group Consulting LLC, a lobbying firm that had represented the Alexandria-based defense...

Legislation

Air Force Faces Fighter Aircraft Shortage Under Defense Strategy

The Air Force is approximately 287 fighter aircraft short of the requirement to meet the Trump administration's Interim National Defense Strategic Guidance,...

Energy

Appropriations Cuts All Funding For Renewable Energy Research

The House Appropriations Committee's approach to energy and water funding reveals sharp disagreement with the Biden administration's priorities,...

Congress

Marine Corps Downsizes Pacific Island Strike Force Plan

The Marine Corps is scaling back its original vision for a network of island-based strike forces across the Indo-Pacific, opting for two Marine Littoral...

Congress

Congress Breaks With Tradition to Fund DHS Enforcement

Congress broke with the traditional appropriations process to resolve a historic series of Department of Homeland Security funding lapses, ultimately...

Congress

Anti-Ballistic Missile System Depletion Strains Readiness

A Congressional Research Service report updated on June 23 found that recent Middle East operations have severely depleted the Terminal High Altitude Area...

Congress

U.S. Aid to Ukraine Faces Funding and Weapons Constraints

The U.S. has committed more than $68.2 billion in defense articles and services to Ukraine since February 2022, but the Congressional Research Service (CRS)...

Intelligence

Aircraft Carrier Deployments Raise Strain on Navy Crews in Middle East

The U.S. is preparing to sustain its aircraft carrier presence in the Middle East as the Trump administration continues military operations against Iran,...

Defense

Senate NDAA Stalls Amid Iran War and U.S.-Israel Defense Fight

Despite passing the House in July, lawmakers in the Senate have not enacted the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets...

Defense

National Guard Association Ends Omega Strategies Contract

The National Guard Association of the United States ended its contract with Omega Strategies LLC on September 1, marking the termination of a relationship...

Defense

Scale AI Hires VM Group for Defense Lobbying

Scale AI Inc., an artificial intelligence data infrastructure company, has added VM Group LLC to its growing roster of outside lobbying firms. Scale AI Inc....

Defense

Iran War Reshapes Congress, Defense Spending, and Supply Chains

Six months into the conflict, Congress returned from recess this week to confront a war that is reshaping defense policy, global supply chains, and the...