Month: July 2025

The Pentagon’s fiscal year 2026 research and development budget request contains 61 separate program lines with an associated budget justification that mentions quantum technologies — a notable milestone in the U.S. military’s decades-long pursuit of capabilities that could one day reshape sensing, computing, cryptography and decision-making. To read more, click here.

With global conflicts increasingly shaped by drones and A.I., the American military risks losing its dominance. While the future of warfare is being invented in places like Ukraine, U.S. officials are looking on with a growing sense of urgency. For decades, the American armed forces have relied on highly sophisticated, super-expensive weapons, like nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and stealth fighters, which take years to design and cost billions of dollars to produce. To read more, click here.

On July 2, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the formation of a new False Claims Act (FCA) Working Group. The creation of the group, especially in the wake of record-breaking FCA recoveries in 2024, underscores the government’s ongoing commitment to combating health care fraud and makes clear that FCA enforcement is here to stay. To read more, click here.

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council has released new model deviation text as part of the ongoing Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Initiative, in accordance with Executive Order 14275 and OMB Memorandum M-25-26.
The following RFO updates were posted Friday, June 27, 2025:
Part 6 – Competition Requirements is open for informal feedback until August 11, 2025. Implementation Support: Practitioner Album: FAR Part 6