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Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael and Director, Department of Defense, Administrator Kelly Loeffler (Small Business Administration) attend a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency event at DARPA Headquarters, Arlington, Va., April 29, 2026. (DoW photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Milton Hamilton)

‘America’s seed fund’ is being revamped for modern warfare

Senior U.S. officials shed new light on their plans for the SBIR/STTR programs after a funding lapse and major reauthorization.

Apr 29, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Warfighters operate IT equipment at the lab located at Defense Information Systems Agency Headquarters at Fort Meade Md. (DISA Photo by: David Abizaid)

DISA pursues new engineering and IT partners to enable the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability

A new cloud-enabling information request was posted by DISA's Hosting and Compute Directorate, which manages the $9B JWCC contract vehicle.

Jul 17, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

ARABIAN GULF (April 8, 2017) — An EA-18G Growler attached to the “Lancers” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 launches from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brianna Bowens/Released)

Navy unveils new ‘Catapult’ plan to accelerate emerging tech for high-priority problems

The sea service is shifting business models to prepare for future threat environments, officials told DefenseScoop.

Sep 17, 2024 By Brandi Vincent