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Leonardo DRS announced the opening of a new naval power and propulsion facility in Charleston, South Carolina, to support the U.S. Navy’s drive for shipbuilding and its nuclear-powered Columbia-class submarine program — which is currently facing an estimated 17-month delay. The new facility will provide the Navy with the ability to manufacture, test and assemble components used in electric power and propulsion for submarines and other vessels. It will also support the design and testing of naval steam turbine systems.The facility will also produce systems for the Columbia-class submarine program, which has been designated as the Navy’s top priority program,…

The Office of Personnel Management determined federal offices would open with employees having the option to take unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. Jason Miller@jmillerWFED January 27, 2026 8:05 pm 3 min read Federal employees in the Washington, D.C. area are expected to return to the office Wednesday, albeit with a one-hour delayed opening. The Office of Personnel Management determined federal offices would open with employees having the option to take unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. OPM Director Scott Kupor signaled earlier in the day that federal offices in the DC area would likely open on Jan. 28, before making the…

WASHINGTON — Defense giant RTX will continue to issue dividends to shareholders, the company’s CEO said today in his first comments since President Donald Trump lambasted defense primes for their financial practices and singled out an RTX subsidiary for being “least responsive to the needs of the Department of War.” “As it relates to capital allocation, we recognize our shareholders rely on our dividends, and they’ve come to expect our dividends. We’ve been paying them for decades on a quarterly basis. So we remain committed to the dividend,” RTX CEO Chris Calio told investors during an earnings call this morning.…

With the second Trump administration has come a dramatic shift in U.S. foreign economic policy. Washington is imposing tariffs on partners and rivals alike, slashing foreign aid, aggressively renegotiating trade deals, and rejecting multilateral diplomacy. The United States, in other words, is acting like a bully. And as countries around the world grow more wary of dealing with the United States, they are turning more and more to its main economic rival, China. That trade is one of several factors contributing to China’s rise in exports in 2025—which resulted in a trade surplus of nearly $1.2 trillion, a 20 percent…

Monday, January 26, 2026 For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs A federal grand jury in the District of Nebraska returned an additional indictment charging 31 individuals for their roles in a large conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.” Fifty-six others have already been charged. Many of the defendants charged in this Homeland Security Task Force operation are Venezuelan and Colombian nationals including illegal alien Tren de Aragua (TdA) members. This indictment alleges 32 counts including conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to…

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Europe, Africa, Central (EURAFCENT) awarded a $11.25 million modification to previously-awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, Jan. 27, 2026 to Vectrus Systems LLC, for Base Operations Support (BOS) services aboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Redzikowo, Poland. The contract modification provides an additional 12 months of BOS services under the basic contract and brings the total cumulative face value to $22,852,729. “BOS contracts are indispensable to the success of military operations,” said Juan Jimenez-Arocho, NAVFAC EURAFCENT director of Public Works. “These contracts provide the essential services needed to keep operations running smoothly, including utility management, facility repairs,…

Bottom lines up front TikTok has entered a new era in the United States, but it’s hardly a less risky one. Last week, the company disclosed the contours of a deal intended to allow the platform to continue operating in the United States, bringing it into compliance with a 2024 US law. The arrangement appears largely consistent with the framework reportedly negotiated between US and Chinese officials last fall. Under the proposed structure, a newly created entity called TikTok USDS Joint Venture would assume responsibility for data security and content moderation, with US investors—including the software company Oracle—holding majority control…

The UFC 325 fight card features 13 bouts, including a rematch between UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes in the main event.Volkanovski snapped his two-fight skid with a unanimous decision win (48-47, 49-46 x2) over Lopes in their first meeting at UFC 314 this past April. Lopes earned the title fight rematch with a second-round knockout over Jean Silva at Noche UFC this past September.Dan Hooker and Benoit Saint Denis meet in the co-main event in a lightweight contest. Hooker and Saint Denis have both won three of their past five contests.The UFC 325 start time for the…

Users of Meta’s WhatsApp messenger looking to simplify the process of protecting themselves are in luck, as the company is rolling out a new feature that combines multiple security settings under a single, toggleable option.  Strict Account Settings is what Meta is calling the new lockdown mode built into its WhatsApp encrypted-by-default messenger. Found under the Settings > Privacy > Advanced menu in the iOS and Android versions of WhatsApp, Strict Account Settings will limit a good deal of app functionality in the name of better security. Users are made more invisible by restricting last seen and online status, profile…

An information hazard is a risk that arises from the dissemination or potential dissemination of true information that may cause harm or enable some agent to cause harm. Because most information could conceivably be used for benevolent or harmful purposes, it is useful to identify those that are most worrying. The authors provide a living framework and toolkit to do this and support responsible decisions about biosecurity information disclosures. This publication is part of the RAND working paper series. RAND working papers are intended to share researchers’ latest findings and to solicit informal peer review. They have been approved for…