Budget
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BudgetAdministration’s ‘Skinny Budget’ Request For DHS Relies On Reconciliation For Boost
The Trump administration last Friday released the broad outlines of its fiscal year 2026 funding budget request, proposing a 65 percent increase for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that […]
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BudgetHouse Transportation Panel Approves $22 Billion In New Coast Guard Funds
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday approved its portion of a Republican reconciliation bill that includes more than $22 billion in funding for the Coast Guard, most of […]
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BudgetHouse T&I Committee Proposes $15 Billion For Coast Guard Shipbuilding
The House committee that oversees policies for the Coast Guard is recommending $15 billion be added to the service’s account for acquiring ships and vessels, including more than $8 billion […]
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Navy/USMCLawmakers Recommend $33.7 Billion For Shipbuilding, Naval Industrial Base Boost In Reconciliation Bill
The Republican heads of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees recommended the reconciliation bill include $33.7 billion in naval shipbuilding and industrial base funding through 2029. The committees’ joint […]
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BudgetHouse Panel Recommends $67 Billion In Reconciliation For DHS; Mostly For Border Wall
The House Homeland Security Committee on Sunday recommended nearly $47 billion as part of a special funding bill that will be put toward building out more physical barriers and related […]
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Navy/USMCNavy May Look To Retire Cruisers Under Budgetary Pressure
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Navy may consider retiring early or winding down Ticonderoga-class cruisers as the service faces budget pressure under a full-year continuing resolution (CR) and the continuing […]
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BudgetTrump, Hegseth Announce Plan For $1 Trillion Defense Budget Request
President Trump said Monday his administration’s forthcoming defense budget proposal will have a topline of around $1 trillion, a record first for the Pentagon. “We have great things happening with […]
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CongressWicker Calls for Ten-Fold Increase in Annual DoD Replicator Spending
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is calling for a ten-fold increase in annual spending on DoD’s Replicator initiative. Replicator, “an opening move toward making big bets on […]
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ArmyArmy G-8 Doesn’t See Full-Year CR Having ‘Dramatic Impact’ On TiC Rapid Fielding Effort
The Army’s lead resourcing official said Tuesday he does not see the full-year continuing resolution having a “dramatic impact” on the ability to rapidly field promising new technology out of […]
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Navy/USMCWittman Says OMB Director Seems Open To SAWS-Type Shipbuilding Workforce Effort
The vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee this week said the new director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seems open to a Navy and industry […]
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