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The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved legislation to keep federal agencies operating beyond Oct. 1 when existing funds are due to expire with the start of the new fiscal year.By a vote of 370-48, the House passed the extension of current spending through Dec. 11 and sent it to President Donald Trump for signing into law. The Senate passed the measure on Aug. 8.The temporary measure prevents the type of situation that occurred last year, when a government shutdown put paychecks for U.S. troops in doubt. RELATEDThe measure was needed because Congress so far has failed to…

The Indo-Pacific is one of the world’s most demanding environments to conduct maritime surveillance: thousands of islands, vast exclusive economic zones (EEZ), congested shipping lanes and remote coastlines create challenges for the navies and coast guards responsible for protecting national interests.Also, the nature of maritime competition is changing.Rather than being one single, identifiable event, today’s security challenges include activities such as illegal fishing fleets, smuggling networks, unregistered vessels, unmanned systems and electronic interference. The objective is frequently not to trigger a national response, but to create ambiguity, complicate decision-making, and degrade a nation’s control over time.To counter this, maritime surveillance…

Lockheed Martin Corp. agreed to tentatively negotiate the purchase of up to 15 tonnes of scandium oxide a year — roughly 33,000 pounds — for up to 10 years from the southeastern Nebraska mining company NioCorp Developments, according to an Aug. 4, 2026, announcement by NioCorp. A tonne is a metric ton, which is 1,000 kilograms or about 2,204.6 pounds. Scandium is one of the U.S. defense supply chain’s narrowest chokepoints. A Metal Nobody Mines on Purpose Scandium is unusual even among rare earth elements. Global production runs somewhere between 15 tonnes and 25 tonnes a year, according to the…

Five more fighters have joined the ranks of the UFC.On Tuesday night, Week 4 of Season 10 of Contender Series took place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, featuring four stoppages over five fights, including one 15-second knockout. At the end of the night, Dana White was so impressed by the performances that he handed out UFC contracts to all the winners.Adam Darby def. Patrick RiveraIn the main event of the evening, Adam Darby showed why he was the biggest betting favorite on the card, wailing on Patrick Rivera for the better part of 15 minutes before getting a…

Clash of Clans is continuing the WWE: Search for Cena season with plenty of WWE-themed events and challenges, and one of the biggest ones is the John Cena Challenge. Unlike a regular challenge level, this one also comes with a leaderboard, meaning players aren’t just looking for a three-star victory but also trying to finish the attack as quickly as possible. I know, quite tricky to decide what strategy to use, so after looking for all possible solutions, here’s an easy way to secure the three stars and push for a fast completion time. Introducing the John Cena Challenge in…

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s recently ousted defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov is teaming up with Palantir CEO Alex Karp to launch a new defense company focused on developing technology that will “ultimately make the world safer,” the duo announced on Tuesday.The former minister left office in July but had said little about his future outside of government until last weekend, when he confirmed that he would not be returning to government and that he would instead begin focusing on several new projects — including building a major defense investment fund and advising the Italian Ministry of Defense.“During the full-scale war, our…

In late-August 2026, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates published an essay that addressed the potential implications for society of the continued unbridled march of artificial intelligence. To say it was a bleak read is probably overdoing it, but the piece certainly raised a number of worrying scenarios: from the loss of jobs at scale, to enabling people to do more harm more easily, to the stunting of the development of children. “Even under the best circumstances, the transition to this new AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history,” he wrote. He did provide some balance…

A V shaped torso is created by building more size across the upper back and shoulders while keeping the waist proportionate. Your bone structure, body fat level, and overall muscle mass all influence how dramatic this shape looks, but beginners can make a meaningful visual change by training the right muscles consistently. The main priorities are simple. You want to develop the latissimus dorsi muscles, commonly called the lats, because they create width through the back. You also want to build the side delts, which add shoulder width, and the upper chest, which helps the torso look stronger and more…

Agencies have a few months left to survey their employees before the required end-of-year deadline — and for most, it will be their first time distributing the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey on their own. The change comes in the wake of the Office of Personnel Management’s proposal to decentralize the governmentwide employee engagement survey, which OPM has run for more than 20 years. Starting this year, however, OPM intends to leave the survey creation and distribution to individual agencies. “Agencies have flexibility in determining the approach, timing and methodology that best meets their needs, provided their survey addresses all required…

SEOUL, Republic of Korea — August 27, 2026 — K-DEX 2026 is placing business and industrial engagement at the center of its first integrated edition, as Korea prepares to bring domestic defense companies together with overseas procurement, military and industry stakeholders in December.The exhibition, scheduled for December 8–11 at KINTEX Exhibition Center 2 in Goyang, follows the integration of KADEX and DX KOREA into a single ground defense exhibition platform. The new structure combines the networks and institutional relationships developed through both events while creating a unified setting for international business engagement.Demand for exhibition space has developed strongly ahead of…