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Defense Pulse: Senate Bill Heads to Floor, Global Flashpoints, and Startup Impacts
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Defense Pulse: Senate Bill Heads to Floor, Global Flashpoints, and Startup Impacts

The Senate’s $852B defense package advances as lawmakers strike a minibus deal and a continuing resolution looms. This issue surveys global flashpoints and explains how startups can seize emerging opportunities.
Knox Systems
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Knox Systems

Knox Systems provides a FedRAMP-as-a-Service platform that enables SaaS vendors to achieve FedRAMP and DISA IL4 compliance in about 90 days at around 90% lower cost.
Navy Solicitation: Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC)
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Navy Solicitation: Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC)

Drones: Systems without strategy won't win wars
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Drones: Systems without strategy won't win wars

Drones aren't rifles; they're not kit to attach to molle gear.
FY2026 Senate Marked-Up Defense Budget Bill Documents
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FY2026 Senate Marked-Up Defense Budget Bill Documents

Summary, Text, Committee Report enclosed.
Portfolio Management under OUSD(A&S)
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Portfolio Management under OUSD(A&S)

Overview of the OUSD(A&S) portfolios, summarizing the roles of Strategic, Space & Intelligence; Platform & Weapons; Air Platforms & Weapons; Electronic Warfare; Surface Warfare; Cyber Warfare; and Acquisition & Contracting Policy divisions.
Defense Pulse: Senate Unveils $852B FY26 Defense Bill with Major Boosts for Munitions and Shipbuilding
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Defense Pulse: Senate Unveils $852B FY26 Defense Bill with Major Boosts for Munitions and Shipbuilding

The Senate Appropriations Committee rewrote the Pentagon’s budget, adding over $21 billion and investing heavily in missile stockpiles, sixth-generation fighters, shipbuilding and security assistance. Here’s the breakdown.
House Passes FY26 Defense Bill as Senate Prepares its Markup
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Defense Pulse

House Passes FY26 Defense Bill as Senate Prepares its Markup

House passes $831.5 billion defense bill; Senate aims to raise the topline above $870 billion at the July 31 markup. Quality‑of‑life boosts and industrial‑base upgrades dominate the debate.
Potential Unforced Errors Due To Jettisoning In Push to Reduce Government Weight
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Potential Unforced Errors Due To Jettisoning In Push to Reduce Government Weight

FedSIM is, was, an indispensable contract method and acquisition manager for the biggest, broadest, bloated contract actions across Defense
PsiQuantum
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PsiQuantum

PsiQuantum is building a photonic quantum computer with millions of fault‑tolerant qubits to solve real‑world problems.
Impulse Space
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Impulse Space

Impulse Space develops space logistics and orbital maneuvering vehicles to deliver payloads to precise orbits and support in-space transportation.
Lambda
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Lambda

Lambda offers GPU-accelerated computing hardware, cloud services and software for machine learning and AI.