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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) logo on the side of its Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Fla. on April 7, 2026. The Lakeland facility is the home of the agency’s Hurricane Hunters and their fleet of aircraft designed to collected environmental data. (Madison Alder/FedScoop)

Bipartisan Senate bill would codify NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters, expand fleet

While the agency’s hurricane-piercing airplanes are already on track to be replaced, the bill would authorize $2.5 billion to expand the size of a new fleet.
Cameron Hamilton, nominee to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, speaks during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill on June 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Committee is holding a hearing for multiple nominees. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump’s pick to lead FEMA plans IT overhaul

The Department of Homeland Security unit is using “antiquated” technology that is hindering transparency and accountability, FEMA nominee Cameron Hamilton told senators.
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AWS stand during day one of Web Summit Rio 2026 at Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo By Paul Devlin/Web Summit via Sportsfile via Getty Images)

AWS secures $2.6B DHS-wide cloud project

The massive contract is the first to be announced in an estimated rolling award schedule for the Cumulus initiative, which will include Oracle, Google Cloud and Microsoft.
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