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2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) News

The Senate has passed the $913.9 billion version of the 2026 NDAA on a bi-partisan basis, 77-20.

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SBIR/STTR News Update

Breaking Defense reports additional information on the impasse that Senate lawmakers are in regarding the Pentagon’s SBIR program.

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Clean Energy Economy MN Releases their Clean Jobs Midwest Minnesota Report

Key findings in the state include that there are now 63,802 clean energy jobs in Minnesota.

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New program aims to put nuclear generators on Army bases

Defense News reports the announcement of the Janus Program by defense officials.

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Generators for University of St. Thomas (UST) Microgrid Research

Caterpillar, Inc. has delivered 3 500KW generators to the UST for future microgrid research as part of the new Center for microgrid research building under construction.

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Cuts to Green Project Funding

According to the Wall Street Journal, the DOE is slashing $24 billion of early-stage climate projects; nearly 600 projects are set to be axed.

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