Army Secretary John McHugh told lawmakers the service is keeping an eye on the industrial base during dips in weapons work, pointing to the imminent release of a long-awaited report on ground-vehicle companies. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) quizzed McHugh during his service’s annual posture hearing on it budget proposal about how it is managing the risk to the industrial base as it proposes to reduce weapon system quantities and delay equipment maintenance. “What criteria or…
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Senate appropriators have pressed Pentagon leadership on the decision to include funds in the Iran war supplemental request for items beyond the current military operation, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth […]
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Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]