Army-Navy Game Honors 250th

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The Navy Midshipmen and Army Black Knights honor the 250th anniversary of the US military on uniforms designed for the 126th annual Army-Navy Game. Veteran Life says you can call them uniforms if you want, but honestly, they’re closer to walking history lessons. And this year’s designs carry major weight, both branches also celebrate their 250th as well. The 2025 Army-Navy game will be played at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Dec. 13. Kickoff is set for 3pm ET on CBS.

President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday his plans for a new executive order focused on artificial intelligence development through “one rule” to counter differing state regulations, reports Route Fifty. In July, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) lead efforts to impose a decade-long moratorium on states’ ability to regulate AI at the local level, but the provision failed.

States are barreling ahead with their own regulations in the absence of congressional action, reports Route Fifty. But barriers like age verification, the First Amendment, and worries about data privacy remain.

The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act was released Sunday, reports Military.com. The 3,086-page bill adds $8 billion to the $892.6 billion initially requested in Trump’s defense budget and includes a 3.8% pay raise for troops, strengthens ties to Israel, continues deployment of Guard and active duty troops to the southwest border, and strengthens the defense industrial base and supply chains.

The NDAA, which still must be approved separately by both the House and Senate, drastically reduces funding of arms purchases for Ukraine, reports TWZ. And also sets up a new joint program with Taiwan to field more drone and counter-drone technologies, reports DefenseScoop. But it commits only a fraction of the funding necessary for the Navy’s F/A-XX program, reports Defense One, while fully backing the development of the Air Force’s F-47 fighter, roughly $2.6 billion for the Air Force’s F-47 program and $74 million to develop the Navy’s unnamed sixth-generation fighter jet.

The bill does not include either a House or Senate version of the Right to Repair Act that would require defense contractors to provide technical data necessary for military personnel to repair equipment in the field, reports Stars and Stripes.

A bipartisan provision protecting collective bargaining rights for DoD’s civilian workers was stripped out of the NDAA, after Senate Republicans balked at the prospect of clashing with Trump’s efforts to excise unions from most federal agencies. Defense One also reports, a provision was added requiring the defense secretary to notify Congress and provide a reason removing a top JAG’s dismissal.  Nearly a year ago, DefSec Pete Hegseth purged the top judge advocates general of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

The NDAA also demands that the Pentagon turn over unedited video of the Sept. 2 strike on an alleged drug boat that killed two survivors, as well as the orders authorizing the attacks, reports Military.com.

The American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Constitutional Rights, and New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit this week, seeking immediate release of an Office of Legal Counsel opinion and other documents related to the Trump administration’s lethal strikes on civilian boats in international waters, reports Military.com.

Online flight tracking data shows that a pair of US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets flew right into the center of the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday, and stayed there for some 40 minutes. This is a relatively small body of water bounded on three sides by Venezuela’s national territory, a new escalation in the Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign against Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, says TMZ.

The US Navy has selected Damen, a shipbuilder headquartered in the Netherlands, to build its new medium landing ship, reports Seapower Magazine.

Elon Musk’s space exploration company SpaceX is preparing to list on the stock market next year in a move that could raise more than $25 billion and value the business at more than $1 trillion, reports The Guardian.

Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency was only “a little bit successful,” Musk said on a podcast on Tuesday. The Tesla CEO said he would not lead the project again, reports Reuters.

Contracts:

Ernst & Young LLP, Washington, DC, was awarded a labor-hour contract option modification, P00027 dated Nov. 5, 2025, and executed subject to availability of funds due to the government shutdown, for audit services of the Department of the Air Force General Fund and Working Capital Fund financial statements and examination. Work will be performed in Washington, DC, and other locations within and outside the US. The expected completion date is Dec. 31, 2026. This contract is the result of a competitive acquisition for which one quote was received. The contract has a 12-month base period plus four individual one-year option periods with a maximum value of $200,222,745. This award brings the total cumulative value of the contract to $193,429,892. Fiscal 2026 Air Force operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $39,948,362 are being obligated via modification P00028. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Contract Services Directorate, Columbus, Ohio, is the contracting activity (HQ0423-21-F-0087).

Four Points Technology LLC, Chantilly, Virginia, has been awarded a $10,070,305 modification (P00037) to firm-fixed-price delivery order HR001122F0013 for an increased quantity of Technical Office Cloud Credits. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the delivery order to $56,944,152 from $46,873,847. Work will be performed in Arlington, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of July 2026. Fiscal 2025 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $759,744 are being obligated at time of award. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

MSMM Engineering LLC, New Orleans, Louisiana (W912HY-26-D-A001); AECOM Technical Services Inc., Los Angeles, California (W912HY-26-D-A002); 5E-LAN JV, Houston, Texas (W912HY-26-D-A003); Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Arlington, Virginia (W912HY-26-D-A004); Baird-Stantec JV, Madison, Wisconsin (W912HY-26-D-A005); Arcadis U.S. Inc., Highlands Ranch, Colorado (W912HY-26-D-A006); MGE Engineering Inc., Sacramento, California (W912HY-26-D-A007); FNI COWI & CDM Smith JV, Fort Worth, Texas (W912HY-26-D-A008); Stanley Consultants Inc., Muscatine, Iowa (W912HY-26-D-A009); LH&J/Arcadis JV LLP, Metairie, Louisiana (W912HY-26-D-A010); CEC-CDM Smith II A JV, Bonita Springs, Florida (W912HY-26-D-A011); HDR MN Galveston JV, Houston, Texas (W912HY-26-D-A012); Aptim Federal Services LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (W912HY-26-D-A013); ICE & Dannenbaum JV 2, Corpus Christi, Texas (W912HY-26-D-A014); Geo-Stanley JV3, Kevil, Kentucky (W912HY-26-D-A015); and Stantec Consulting Services Inc., Denver, Colorado (W912HY-26-D-A016), will compete for each order of the $900,000,000 for engineering services to support planning, engineering, flood damage, floodplain modeling, coastal erosion, storm damage beach nourishment, shoreline and stream bank erosion protection, navigation, environmental and ecosystem habitat restoration, watershed evaluations, infrastructure, and multi-purpose water resources projects. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 7, 2033. US Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, is the contracting activity.

Science Applications International Corp., Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $241,650,962 cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quality contract for Propulsion Test Facility Complex operations and maintenance. This contract has a 60-month ordering period during which delivery and task orders will be issued. This contract combines purchases for the US Navy (85%) and the governments of Australia (2%), Brazil (2%), Canada (2%), Egypt (1%), India (2%), Japan (2%), Netherlands (2%), and Turkey (2%) under the Foreign Military Sales program. Work will be performed in Newport, Rhode Island (56%); Middletown, Rhode Island (38%); Keyport, Washington (3%); and Bedford, Indiana (3%), and is expected to be completed by November 2030. Service cost center funds in the amount of $5,000,000 will be obligated on the first task order immediately following award of the basic contract and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via SAM.gov, with one offer received. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Rhode Island is the contracting activity (N66604-26-D-A600) (Awarded Oct. 22, 2025).

Centurum Information Technology, Inc., Marlton, New Jersey (N66001-26-D-0023); Serco, Inc. Herndon, Virginia. (N66001-26-D-0024); Systems Engineering Support Company, Inc., San Diego, California (N66001-26-D-0025); and VT Milcom, Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia (N66001-26-D-0026) are each awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee/cost-only, indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery contract to provide production management, integration, fabrication, and system and component procurement for Network Integration Engineering Facility (NIEF) production services. Technical services include basic research, end-to-end system design, prototype development, systems engineering, integration, deployment, and life cycle support of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems. The estimated value of each contract is $95,988,347. Throughout the duration of the awarded contracts, the total obligated amount on orders for all the awarded contracts combined will not exceed $95,988,347. Work will be performed in San Diego and is expected to be completed by December 2032. No funds will be obligated at the time of award however, a minimum guarantee task order of $10,000 will be issued under each contract immediately after contract award. Fiscal 2026 other procurement (Navy) and Fiscal 2026 research development test & evaluation (Navy) funding in the cumulative amount of $40,000 will be obligated. Funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. All other funding will be made available at the task order level as contracting actions occur. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with four offers received. Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific is the contracting activity.

Fairlead Boatworks Inc. Newport News, Virginia (N50054-26-D-0001); Colonna’s Shipyard Inc. Norfolk, Virginia (N50054-26-D-0002); East Coast Repair and Fabrication LLC Portsmouth, Virginia (N50054-26-D-0003); Atlantic Fabrication and Boiler Services Inc. Portsmouth, Virginia (N50054-26-D-0004); Tecnico Corporation, Chesapeake, Virginia (N50054-26-D-0005); Lyon Shipyard Inc. Norfolk, Virginia (N50054-26-D-0006), are each being awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity, multiple award contract for the management, labor, supplies, and equipment deemed necessary to provide marine boatyard and industrial support which includes specific modifications, upgrades, service life extension and repairs to boats, craft, lighterage and service craft and/or their associated systems and periodic maintenance. Fairlead Boatworks Inc. is being awarded $13,722,950, and if all options are exercised the total value will be $79,238,437. Colonna’s Shipyard Inc. is being awarded $10,769,630, and if all options are exercised the total value will be $61,896,432. East Coast Repair and Fabrication LLC is being awarded $10,279,571, and if all options are exercised the total value will be $58,790,737. Atlantic Fabrication and Boiler Services Inc. is being awarded $8,568,700, and if all options are exercised the total value will be $52,859,978. Tecnico Corporation is being awarded $9,017,032, and if all options are exercised the total value will be $52,223,540. Lyon Shipyard Inc. is being awarded $8,924,708, and if all options are exercised the total value will be $51,519,558. If all options are exercised, the shared ceiling amongst all awardees is $79,238,437. Work will be primarily performed within a 100-mile radius of Norfolk, Virginia. Work is expected to be completed by Dec. 11, 2026, and if all options are exercised, work will continue until Dec. 10, 2030. Fiscal 2025 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $30,000 ($5,000 per contract) will be obligated for the minimum guarantee and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This multiple award contract was procured as a small business set-aside via the System for Award Management website with fifteen offers received. Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $454,954,000 ceiling, time-and-materials and firm-fixed-price task order issued under the General Services Administration multiple award schedule for Cloud One Architecture and common shared services. This contract provides enterprise level cloud architecture and common shared services support. Work will be performed at various outside the continental US locations and is expected to be completed by Oct. 10, 2031. This was a competitive acquisition, and 11 offers were received. Fiscal 2026 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $28,664,092 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (FA8726-26-F-B002).