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CongressHASC Leaders Ask Service Chiefs to Identify “Obsolete” Weapon Systems, Other Cuts
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) asked the military service chiefs last Friday to identify “obsolete” weapons systems and other possible areas […]
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CongressHouse GOP Unveils Budget Blueprint For Reconciliation With $100 Billion For Defense
House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled their own budget resolution that sets a blueprint for passing Trump administration policy priorities in a one-bill reconciliation process, which includes $100 billion in defense […]
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Navy/USMCHASC Seapower Leaders Urge Prompt DoD Australian AUKUS Funds Plan
The chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Tuesday, pushing for quick action on […]
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CongressSenate GOP’s Budget Blueprint For Reconciliation Has $150 Billion For Defense
Senate Republicans’ on Friday unveiled a budget resolution that sets a blueprint for passing Trump administration policy priorities via the reconciliation process, to include adding $150 billion in defense funds […]
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CongressGOP Senators’ IRON DOME Act Seeks $19.5 Billion In FY ‘26 For Missile Defense Projects
A pair of Republican lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee have introduced a bill seeking $19.5 billion in fiscal year 2026 for missile defense efforts to support Trump’s “Iron […]
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PentagonDOGE May Recommend Contract Terminations, Contract Experts Say
President Trump’s administration took a page from an unlikely book–that of former President Obama, in creating the inaptly named Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). To get around the public meeting/comment […]
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ArmyArmy Secretary Nominee Driscoll: Service Needs To Improve ‘As A Customer’
Army secretary nominee Dan Driscoll on Thursday shed light on his planned approach for bolstering munitions production capacity and defense innovation efforts, telling lawmakers the service needs to improve “as […]
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CongressSenate Homeland Security Ranking Member Peters Won’t Seek Reelection
Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the top Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said Tuesday he will not seek reelection in 2026. Peters’ decision will likely set up […]
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CyberSenate Confirms Noem As Homeland Security Secretary
The Senate last Saturday voted 59 to 34 to confirm Kristi Noem as the new secretary of homeland security. The favorable vote included seven Democrats, John Fetterman (Pa.), Maggie Hassan […]
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CongressSenate Narrowly Confirms Hegseth As New Secretary of Defense
The Senate on Friday evening narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as the new secretary of defense. Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Pentagon was approved largely along party lines while three Republicans, […]
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