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National Security & Defense
Pentagon, DoD authorization & appropriations, force posture, defense industrial base, congressional defense activity.
- DoD Makes $450 Million Equity Investment In Domestic Tungsten Supplier The Elmet Groupby Cal Biesecker on September 14, 2026
The Defense Department on Monday said it has taken a $450 million equity stake in The Elmet Group [ELMT] that the Maine-based company will use to support a more vertically
- Bombardier Defense, your trusted, mission-focused partnerby Jennifer Petersen on September 14, 2026
[Sponsored] A commitment to long-term operational value.
- Pentagon Wants AI System to Understand and Predict Space Threatsby Frank Wolfe on September 11, 2026
The Pentagon’s Silicon Valley-based Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is looking for domestic and foreign company proposals for an artificial intelligence (AI) system to understand […]
- Defense Watch: Air, Space & Cyber, Poland Loans, Argentina FMSby Defense Daily Staff on September 11, 2026
Air, Space & Cyber. From Sept. 14-16, this year’s annual Air, Space & Cyber conference sponsored by the Air and Space Forces Association will feature addresses by Air […]
Intelligence Community
ODNI, CIA, NSA, NRO, intelligence authorization, congressional oversight, FISA, and emerging tech in the IC.
- Russia is weaponizing US-built AI to make killer drones, cyberattack bots, and fake newsby Patrick Tucker on September 11, 2026
AI companies are sounding alarms, but the Trump administration isn’t acting on them.
- CIA feared terrorists could exploit Y2K glitches, declassified briefs showby David DiMolfetta on September 11, 2026
Records released for the 25th anniversary of 9/11 also describe intelligence assessments of extremist websites helping recruit fighters and spread chemical and biological weapons […]
- 25 years after 9/11, spy agencies face old lessons and new threats by David DiMolfetta on September 11, 2026
Former intelligence officials describe a nation better equipped to disrupt terrorist plots, but still wrestling with the costs.
- 25 years after 9/11, spy agencies face old lessons and new threats by David DiMolfetta on September 11, 2026
Former intelligence officials describe a nation better equipped to disrupt terrorist plots, but still wrestling with the costs of its response and how to prevent the next crisis […]
Homeland Security
DHS, CISA, FEMA, ICE, CBP, TSA, border, critical infrastructure protection, and congressional oversight of homeland missions.
- CIA feared terrorists could exploit Y2K glitches, declassified briefs showby David DiMolfetta on September 11, 2026
Records released for the 25th anniversary of 9/11 also describe intelligence assessments of extremist websites helping recruit fighters and spread chemical and biological weapons […]
- 25 years after 9/11, spy agencies face old lessons and new threats by David DiMolfetta on September 11, 2026
Former intelligence officials describe a nation better equipped to disrupt terrorist plots, but still wrestling with the costs of its response and how to prevent the next crisis […]
- White House plans to take water cyber pilot into other sectorsby David DiMolfetta on September 10, 2026
Sean Cairncross also outlined plans for a cyber academy that would combine venture capital and other private sector initiatives with a service component.
- Lawmakers ask Commerce to sanction Indian firms involved in mercenary hackingby David DiMolfetta on September 9, 2026
The “hack-for-hire” entities have systematically targeted newsrooms covering corporate fraud, legal teams in high-stakes litigation and NGOs.
On the Hill
Floor action, committee markups, hearings, leadership statements, member activity touching national security.
- Pre-election agenda may prove too ambitious for Congressby Niels Lesniewski on September 14, 2026
With college football season in full swing, lawmakers in Congress could take up student athlete compensation issues facing intercollegiate athletics. They could follow last […]
- Former House members reflect on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacksby Jackie Wang on September 11, 2026
Former Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., stood on the House steps of the Capitol under silver clouds on Friday morning, remembering how she had gathered outside with colleagues 25 years […]
- Taxpayers spent more than $500,000 on House sexual harassment payoutsby Nina Heller on September 10, 2026
Taxpayers footed the bill for more than half a million dollars in sexual harassment settlements involving members of the House, according to estimates released Thursday by the […]