A new biological-war scenario imagines the U.S. government fighting to survive after a plague attack. Real exercises and audits show why that nightmare is not purely fictional.

A Denver data center is holding 50 terabytes of Nine PBS archives, according to a lawsuit. The files document seven decades of St. Louis history and remain inaccessible.

A new Nature review co-led by CU Anschutz warns that heat, floods and drought are changing waterborne disease risks — a threat with immediate implications for Colorado's water systems.

A Broomfield startup's SBIR Phase III ceiling jumped to $100M after a $93M modification, expanding potential testing and resupply work for LEAP's launch systems.

Two federal suits accuse Denver‑based Frontier of leaving passenger and employee PII exposed after May‑June hacks; a security researcher had warned months earlier.

Sierra Space scored a $798M contract to build 18 missile-warning satellites at its Victory Works plant near Denver. The award is part of SDA's accelerated Tranche 3 buildout.

Colorado State has repaved Christman Airfield and is expanding drone testing lanes, subsurface imaging facilities and student training on its Foothills campus. The upgrades aim to support research, wildfire response and industry partnerships.

Gene‑edited GalSafe pigs remove the sugar that causes some red‑meat allergies and have FDA clearance. Limited pork is being shared with patients while regulators and ethicists debate next steps.

NOAA's SOLAR‑1 is now operational and will deliver CME imagery to forecasters in about 30 minutes, sharpening aurora forecasts and giving operators more time to protect infrastructure.

UCHealth surgeons in Aurora have started offering the FDA‑approved TOUCH CMC 1 thumb implant, a European ball‑joint replacement that promises less pain and a quicker recovery. About 50 patients are already lined up.

Arizona will lead NNME Southwest, coordinating training and employer partners across five states to tackle a projected shortfall in chip industry workers.

Golden-based Lunar Outpost says its Pegasus rover was chosen by NASA to help explore and prepare the lunar south pole. The move pairs the startup with big industry partners.

The University of Utah signed a three‑year MOU with DOE’s National Laboratory of the Rockies to speed critical‑minerals research, workforce training and pilot demonstrations across the Rockies.