Budget
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Navy/USMCPentagon ‘Maxing Out’ Investment In DDGs In FY ‘27 Budget Request, Hegseth Says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday the Pentagon’s forthcoming fiscal year 2027 budget request will include “maxing out” its investment in guided-missile destroyers (DDG). “I don’t know if I’m supposed […]
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Missile DefenseGolden Dome Budget Data Still Lacking, Impeding Oversight, Appropriators Say
The Trump administration has yet to provide Congress with budgetary and other information about the Golden Dome homeland missile defense program as directed, impairing congressional oversight of the multi-billion dollar […]
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CongressFinal FY ‘26 Defense Spending Bill Has $8.4 Billion Increase, Addresses Some ‘Broken Glass’ Requirements
Congressional appropriators on Tuesday unveiled the final $839 billion fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill, including an $8.4 billion topline boost covering some but not all of the priorities sought […]
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BudgetDefense Bill Provides $500 Million To Add Alternative Solid Rocket Motor Sources
Congressional defense appropriators have agreed to provide $500 million for the Defense Department to spend on adding alternate production sources of solid rocket motors (SRMs) to help eliminate them as […]
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Nuclear ModernizationMinibus That Funds NNSA Passes Senate, Heads To Trump’s Desk
The Senate last Thursday passed a minibus bill 82 to 15 that includes appropriations for Energy and Water development, which would provide $25.4 billion in funds to the National Nuclear […]
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BudgetHASC, SASC Chairs Back Trump’s Call For $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget In ‘27
The top lawmakers on the House and Senate Armed Services Committee have backed President Trump’s call to increase the defense budget to $1.5 trillion in 2027. “We commend President Trump […]
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BudgetTrump Wants $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget In ‘27, Limits On Contractors’ Stock Buybacks, Exec Pay
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for the U.S. to massively increase its defense budget to $1.5 trillion in 2027, while also pushing for a ban on defense firms issuing […]
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Navy/USMCLawmakers Give Navy Flexibility On Carriers And Sub Procurements, But Mandates Outside Manager For LSM And Oiler
The fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill is giving the Navy some flexibility in how it buys the next two aircraft carriers (CVNs) and Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) […]
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Congress
Defense Bill Modifies Industrial Fund Provisions, Adds Batteries, Leaves Out OBBBA Funds
The defense authorization bill passed by the House last week and under consideration in the Senate this week adds batteries to the list of possible investments to bolster U.S. industrial […]
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BudgetNDAA Includes $26B For NNSA, Minuteman End Of Life, Contractor Benefits
The Senate and House combined both versions of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into a version that would authorize $25.96 billion in funding for the Department of Energy’s […]