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CongressDOGE Missing Mark And Opportunity, HASC Ranking Member Says
Random firings combined with no clear direction from the Trump administration’s fledgling government efficiency effort so far are not unlocking new and better ways of doing business at the Defense […]
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CongressGive Large, Non-Defense U.S. Manufacturers ‘A Shot’ at New Programs, Feinberg Says
Simplifying DoD program requirements as part of an effort to spur more companies to make defense systems is a priority for Stephen Feinberg, the co-founder of Cerberus Capital Management and […]
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CongressTop Senate Defense Appropriator McConnell Won’t Seek Reelection In 2026
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the upper chamber’s top defense appropriator, said Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2026. McConnell will end his four-decade career after having served as the […]
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BudgetSASC Chair Supports Hegseth’s DoD Budget Review, Plan To Cut And Move Billions To New Priorities
The Republican chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Thursday he supports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to “review the entire budget” at the Pentagon to find around $50 […]
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CongressTrump Backs House Budget Blueprint With $100 Billion For Defense Over Senate Proposal
President Trump on Wednesday endorsed the House GOP’s budget resolution proposal that would take a one-bill, all-encompassing approach to passing administration priorities, to include $100 billion in defense funds. Trump’s […]
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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 […]