<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>DoD Industry Advisor — Insights</title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/</link><description>Defense market analysis, acquisition signals, and strategic briefs.</description><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Congress Took the Bye]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-congress-took-the-bye/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-congress-took-the-bye/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Both chambers are gone until November 9 — five weeks of pro forma. The continuing resolution still runs to December 11, Sections 102 and 104 still bar new starts, and the first vote back is a permitting bill wearing a tax bill's number.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: The Streak Ended. The Freeze Didn't.]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-the-streak-ended-the-freeze-didnt/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-the-streak-ended-the-freeze-didnt/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[FY27 starts October 1 under a continuing resolution that holds FY26 rates to December 11, and Sections 102 and 104 still bar new starts. The House left September 16. What October 1 changes for a small contractor is the money: expiring accounts, funded amounts and the notice that protects you.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The FAR Overhaul Isn't Cutting Pages. It's Rewriting Who Owns the Data.]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/far-2026-011-data-rights-sbir-sttr/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/far-2026-011-data-rights-sbir-sttr/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[FAR Case 2026-011 rebuilds data rights from the DFARS. SBIR gains a 20-year term; unlimited-rights categories go four to eleven. Comments close 19 Oct.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Nine Days on the Clock, Five Weeks on the Bench]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-nine-days-on-the-clock/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-nine-days-on-the-clock/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The House passed H. Con. Res. 93 220-204 — a concurrent resolution that never reaches the President's desk. FY27 starts October 1 and the CR freeze runs to December 11. Speech is not cash. (Corrected September 27: the House had no session days left; see the note at the top.)]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven Hundred Machines Found the Door]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/seven-hundred-machines-found-the-door/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/seven-hundred-machines-found-the-door/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The men building AI just asked for a speed limit, the same summer AI agents broke out of a test room and hit schools and governments with nobody typing. How a retired colonel got from a C-17 cockpit to a machine in his house that checks every answer against the page, and the two roads left now that the train has left the station.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The $38 Billion Letter Is a Five-Year Interceptor Factory Story]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/the-38-billion-letter-is-a-five-year-interceptor-factory-story/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/the-38-billion-letter-is-a-five-year-interceptor-factory-story/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[CBO’s $38.1 billion estimate points to a long interceptor rebuild. DIA examines the motor, energetics, and workforce constraints—and why suppliers must follow funded orders.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Navy’s LCU-1700 Awards Are a Second-Source Strategy]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/the-navy-s-lcu-1700-awards-are-a-second-source-strategy/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/the-navy-s-lcu-1700-awards-are-a-second-source-strategy/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Three LCU-1700 prototype awards broaden the Navy’s shipbuilding options. What the $280.5 million obligation means for production resilience and suppliers.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Congress Is Back. Check the Rulebook Before You Celebrate.]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-check-the-rulebook-before-you-celebrate/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-check-the-rulebook-before-you-celebrate/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Senate returns September 14 at 3 p.m., but P.L. 119-103 still sets the rules. What Sections 101-106 actually restrict, what the $146.8M Nooks DIU award does and does not mean, and how a small business decides which play it is running.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Practice Film Is Not Kickoff]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-practice-film-is-not-kickoff/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-practice-film-is-not-kickoff/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The CR is law: P.L. 119-103 freezes FY26 rates through December 11, and Sections 102 and 104 still bar new starts. LSU put 51 on the board; Congress signed a freeze and called it funding.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Army AI Cyber Work Needs Separate Funding]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/army-ai-cyber-dedicated-funding/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/army-ai-cyber-dedicated-funding/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Army Cyber Command cannot carry AI work on its operational budget. Brandon Pugh said so at TechNet Augusta. That is a funding path, not a bid this week.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: The Depot Already Scored]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-the-depot-already-scored/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-the-depot-already-scored/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The arsenal got $658 million. Smaller War Plants still cannot write a delivery order. Week 0 posted eight finals; the House posted a suspension list.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smaller War Plants Now Has a Website — Still No SAM.gov Path]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/smaller-war-plants-website-no-sam-path/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/smaller-war-plants-website-no-sam-path/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Wednesday's SBA announcement turned Tuesday's X post into an MOU, a capacity registry, and a 90 percent guarantee that already existed. Nothing yet can obligate a dollar.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smaller War Plants Is Back. There Is No SAM.gov Path]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/smaller-war-plants-commission-sam-gov-path/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/smaller-war-plants-commission-sam-gov-path/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hegseth and Loeffler revived a 1942 name with no charter, no window, no vehicle. This week's real money moved as ceilings — and ceilings are not cash.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Seven Up, Two Bills Short]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-seven-up-two-bills-short/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-seven-up-two-bills-short/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Brewers opened daylight. Congress posted two unmatched lineup cards. Treasury posted $40 trillion.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Brewers Take the Lead While Congress Stalls]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-brewers-take-the-lead-while-congress-stalls/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-brewers-take-the-lead-while-congress-stalls/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mission Brief The Brewers climbed to the top of the MLB Power Rankings while Congress stumbled on the finish line, passing a stopgap funding bill to dodge a shutdown but stalling on the full FY27 NDAA]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Renaming the War Room Before the Kickoff]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-renaming-the-war-room-before-the-kickoff/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-renaming-the-war-room-before-the-kickoff/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The House just voted to officially rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War in the passing NDAA, a move championed by Republicans to signal a harder edge on national security.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Skubal Blockbuster: Congress Trades Bills for Recess]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-skubal-blockbuster-congress-trades-bills-for-recess/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-skubal-blockbuster-congress-trades-bills-for-recess/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MLB trade deadline 2026: Tarik Skubal blockbuster and deadline-day dominoes]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: LeBron Takes the Minimum, Contractors Take the Hit]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-lebron-takes-the-minimum-contractors-take-the-hit/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-lebron-takes-the-minimum-contractors-take-the-hit/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A $95B House war budget, a 47-49 Senate War Powers vote, and an executive order putting task orders at risk unless contractors map domestic sources.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Spain Wins While CMMC Waits]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-spain-wins-while-cmmc-waits/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-spain-wins-while-cmmc-waits/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[CMMC Phase II is suspended over a $593,800 per-certification cost. Level 1 self-assessments still apply and reform comments close August 14.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: All-Star Break, Budget Clock]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-all-star-break-budget-clock/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-all-star-break-budget-clock/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[House NDAA gridlock, shutdown risk, Pentagon $4.3B reprogramming, and Space Force hiring reshape small-business defense capture timing.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI and Machine Learning: Why I Spent 80 Hours a Week Studying It So You Don't Have To]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/own-your-ai-model-defense-small-business/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/own-your-ai-model-defense-small-business/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Frontier AI is priced as a loss-leader today and a metered bill tomorrow. For small defense firms, owning the model is the escape — cheaper, and CUI-safe.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Overtime in the House, USA Stays on Pitch]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-overtime-in-the-house-usa-stays-on-pitch/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-overtime-in-the-house-usa-stays-on-pitch/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[House Republicans ground the NDAA to a halt by demanding the SAVE America Act be bundled with the defense bill, freezing the floor before the July recess.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMMC Is Now a Contract Gate — The Statutes Behind It]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/ndaa-cmmc-small-business-mandates/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/ndaa-cmmc-small-business-mandates/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Three NDAA provisions turned cybersecurity and industrial-base posture from a competitive edge into a condition of doing business with the Pentagon.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Down to the Wire on the Hill]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-down-to-the-wire-on-the-hill/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-down-to-the-wire-on-the-hill/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A peace deal with an asterisk: the Iran vote, the VA cancellation, and the $20M secret.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: World Cup Soccer, the Iran MOA, and the Green Algae in the Reflecting Pool]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-world-cup-iran-moa-and-the-green-algae/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-world-cup-iran-moa-and-the-green-algae/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Three things ran on three clocks this week: the World Cup on a public schedule, the U.S.–Iran war ended by a 14-point, 60-day memorandum (not a treaty), and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned green weeks after a ~$14.6M no-bid "American flag blue" repaint. For small defense contractors, the FY27 NDAA (~$1.14T, advanced 18-9) and the House Defense bill ($1.072T) are moving fast — with a CMMC Level 2 certification grant and $836M for new-entrant munitions opening the door. Full-committee markup is June 24. The lesson: the render is not the water.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Down Sixteen, Win the Ring]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-down-sixteen-win-the-ring/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-down-sixteen-win-the-ring/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jalen Brunson erased a 16-point Game 5 deficit to win the Knicks' first title since 1973 — on a roster he built with a $113M pay cut. In Washington, President Trump signed the $70B Secure America Act into law, the Senate Armed Services Committee advanced the FY27 NDAA 18-9, and GAO data showed small-business contracting fell $3.7B to $172.6B even as total federal procurement rose to $793B. The week's lesson for small defense contractors: the budget got bigger, your share got smaller, and the comeback is on you.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[House NDAA Draft Signals Workforce Shifts for Contractors]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/house-ndaa-draft-workforce-contractors/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/house-ndaa-draft-workforce-contractors/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The House draft of the FY2027 NDAA (H.R. 8800) carries five provisions affecting Defense Department employees — from new chief acquisition talent officers to a firefighting-drone pilot — plus a floor amendment renaming the Pentagon the "Department of War." Small businesses should track these authorization changes as leading indicators of acquisition demand.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Two Up, One Ballroom Down]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-two-up-one-ballroom-down/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-two-up-one-ballroom-down/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Knicks came home up 2-0 in the NBA Finals as Trump prepared to attend Game 3 at Madison Square Garden. In Washington, the Senate passed S. 2, the Secure America Act, for ICE and Border Patrol and sent it to the House after stripping White House ballroom money, while HASC advanced the FY27 NDAA with right-to-repair language and Space Force satellite fights that matter directly to small defense contractors.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Resting the Starters]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-resting-the-starters/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-resting-the-starters/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon told NATO it will pull up to half its crisis-ready bombers, fighters, and ships off Europe to pivot toward the Indo-Pacific and China; Hegseth carried the message to Asia's marquee defense summit. The Senate abandoned its budget reconciliation package and left for Memorial Day, leaving the administration's widening Iran fight and munitions ramp riding on tariff money the Supreme Court struck down in February. Dell booked a $9.7B Pentagon software deal as the contract spigot ran on. The week the #1-seed Thunder lost Game 7 at home to the Spurs as the lens: the favorite that benched itself.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pentagon's $54 Billion Autonomy Bet: Acquisition Reality]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/pentagon-54-billion-autonomy-acquisition-reality/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/pentagon-54-billion-autonomy-acquisition-reality/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A breakdown of the FY27 autonomy budget request and the acquisition pathways small businesses must navigate to capture it.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Up 22 With Seven to Play]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-up-22-with-seven-to-play/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-up-22-with-seven-to-play/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The GOP establishment blew a 22-point lead: Sen. Bill Cassidy finished THIRD in his own Louisiana primary (24.8%), Trump's endorsement swept primary night (Barr in for McConnell's seat, Massie out in KY-04), and Georgia's Senate and governor races went to June 16 runoffs. DOJ's $1.776B 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' drew bipartisan Republican alarm — Tillis called it 'stupid on stilts' — and stalled the ~$72B ICE/CBP reconciliation bill as the Senate left for recess. NBA Eastern Conference Finals as the lens.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyber-Physical Attacks Don't Break One System]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/cyber-physical-attacks-cascading-failures/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/cyber-physical-attacks-cascading-failures/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A 2024 IEEE study maps how one intrusion cascades across a ship's navigation, power, and comms. Siloed cyber defense is now the vulnerability.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Napoleon Solo]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-napoleon-solo/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-napoleon-solo/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Senate's 7th Iran war powers resolution (S.J.Res. 163) failed 49–50 — Lisa Murkowski crossed over to join Collins and Paul, but Fetterman was again the deciding Democratic no. Two days later the House tied 212–212 on its own version, and a tie is a defeat. Kevin Warsh was confirmed Fed Chair 54–45 as Powell's term ended. Trump ran a solo state visit to Beijing. The Strait of Hormuz stayed shut. The record DHS shutdown ended. The 151st Preakness, run at Laurel Park for the first time off Pimlico, as the satirical lens.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Fast Break]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-fast-break/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-fast-break/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Both chambers in recess all week. The executive branch ran the floor: SecDef Hegseth announced Project Freedom, a 40-nation Strait of Hormuz operation; Trump told reporters War Powers authorization is 'unconstitutional'; a leaked CIA assessment said Iran can outlast the blockade for months. The Kevin Warsh Fed Chair confirmation vote is teed up for the week of May 11, with John Fetterman (D-PA) signaling YES. Powell's term ends May 15. NBA Conference Semifinals as the satirical lens.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Last to First]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-last-to-first/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-last-to-first/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Susan Collins crossed on the 6th Iran war powers vote (47–50). King Charles addressed Congress. Banking sent Warsh out 13–11. Space Force asks $71.1B.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: On the Clock]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-on-the-clock/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-on-the-clock/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Senate rejected its 5th Iran war powers resolution 46–51. DHS shutdown day 71. $70B reconciliation 50–48. Raskin 25th Amendment bill at 78 cosponsors.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Out at Home by One]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-out-at-home-by-one/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-out-at-home-by-one/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[House war powers resolution lost 213–214 after Davidson's "present" vote. Senate lost 47–52. DHS shutdown day 64. Section 122 tariff clock to July 24.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMMC Will Lock Small Business Out of DoD Contracts by 2028]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/cmmc-small-business-locked-out-2028/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/cmmc-small-business-locked-out-2028/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[DoD's own estimate: $487,970 over three years for a small business to comply with CMMC 2.0. What Congress should fix before Phase 2 in Nov 2026.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: The 28-Second Senate]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-28-second-senate/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-28-second-senate/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Senate gaveled in for 28 seconds while Iran burns and DHS hits Day 57. Auto draft registration drops. Tariffs swing on a new legal theory.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Weekly: Congress Leaves Town While DHS Burns Through Day 52]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-dhs-shutdown-day-52/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/congress-weekly-dhs-shutdown-day-52/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Senate voted 100-0 to fund DHS. The House left for vacation. Here's what the longest shutdown in history means for defense contractors.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Litigation Signals Failing Strategic Restraint]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/ai-litigation-failing-strategic-restraint/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/ai-litigation-failing-strategic-restraint/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon tried to brand a commercial AI firm as a supply chain risk. A federal judge blocked it. This is what strategic overextension looks like.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army's Good-Enough Tech Risks the Denial War]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/army-good-enough-tech-denial-war/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/army-good-enough-tech-denial-war/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Army wants good-enough tech it can reshape in battle. In a Great Power Competition, that's not pragmatism — it's a surrender of initiative.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Real Timeline of Defense Decisions]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/defense-timing-decisions/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/defense-timing-decisions/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Most companies respond to solicitations. The ones who win shaped the conversation months earlier.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fixing Space Acquisition: It's Management, Not Money]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/fixing-space-acquisition-management-not-money/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/fixing-space-acquisition-management-not-money/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Vulcan grounding and SDA delays aren't budget problems. They're program management failures the FAR was designed to create.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO's Munitions Gap Is a Coalition Failure]]></title><link>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/nato-munitions-gap-coalition-failure/</link><guid>https://dodindustryadvisor.com/insights/nato-munitions-gap-coalition-failure/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The $145B munitions gap isn't a funding problem. 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