USUHS delivered the most comprehensive single-day MHS performance assessment in years on April 13. The evidence runs against several assumptions built into the budget Congress is now marking up.
The unified Defense Health Program filed its last budget in FY2026. Two new accounts replace it. The mandatory injection concentrated in a single infrastructure line funds the next decade of military medicine outside the standard appropriations process.
Three major federal health IT contract vehicles are moving simultaneously in a 90-day window. The firms that position now will define the next decade of defense and VA health technology.
Federal contractor vetting runs on self-disclosure, does not apply to civilian agencies, and does not apply to $499 million in AI contracts that required zero foreign influence review.
Federal contractor vetting runs on self-disclosure. It does not apply to civilian agencies. It does not cover $499 million in AI contracts that required zero foreign influence review.