Budget

House and Senate negotiators are nearing completion of the long-delayed fiscal year 2017 defense appropriations conference report, and the House expects to begin floor consideration of the legislation next week, congressional […]

The same afternoon President Donald Trump prescribed a $54 billion boost in military spending, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon questioned both the need for such a funding bump and […]

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee urged the Navy Feb. 28 to open its Future Frigate program to more competition to ensure it gets the most capable ship […]

A trio of key lawmakers slammed as insufficient President Donald Trump’s plan to submit a $603 billion defense budget for fiscal year 2018. House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac […]

The Pentagon plans to send a proposed fiscal year 2017 budget amendment to Congress “in a matter of days,” a Navy official said Feb. 23. “This amended budget is intended […]

The Pentagon will face several significant challenges in the coming months as it tries to meet the Trump administration’s goal of strengthening the military without breaking the bank, a panel […]

Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) narrowly received Senate confirmation Feb. 16 to be White House budget chief, overcoming vocal opposition from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services […]

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) announced Feb. 15 that he will oppose President Trump’s nomination of Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), to be director of the White House Office of Management and […]