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Air Force leaders testify on expanding air, space dominance
June 27, 2025 — During a hearing in Washington, Air Force senior leaders told a Senate defense subcommittee that the department's fiscal year 2026 budget request prioritizes defending the homeland and bolstering defenses in the Indo-Pacific region, where China is the pacing threat. ... MORE

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Senior officials outline president's proposed FY26 defense budget
June 27, 2025 — A group composed of senior Defense Department and military leaders outlined President Donald J. Trump's proposed $1.01 trillion national defense budget request for fiscal year 2026 during a media briefing at the Pentagon... MORE

DOD will pass audit by 2028, comptroller confirms
June 23, 2025 — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, performing the duties of the Defense Department comptroller, testified during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on DOD's fiscal year 2026 budget in Washington... MORE

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Hegseth says shipbuilding, Golden Dome, nuclear deterrence make up DOD budget request for Billions in Funding
June 12, 2025 — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Committee to discuss key points for DOD in the president's recommendations for discretionary funding levels for fiscal year 2026... MORE

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DOD makes plans to reduce discretionary PCS budget by half over next 5 years
June 2, 2025 — The Defense Department directed military departments to look at how their services could reduce their discretionary permanent change of station move budgets as a way to increase geographic stability to families, increase department efficiency and reduce costs for the department. ... MORE

Service leaders discuss budget, combat readiness
May 8, 2025 — Service leaders discussed military readiness and the budget during a House Armed Services Committee subcommittee hearing in Washington... MORE

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Senior enlisted leaders say lethality tied to service members' quality of life
April 9, 2025 — The Defense Department's ability to be a lethal fighting force can be linked to the quality of life for America's warfighters and their families... MORE

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DOD to cut $580 million in spending
March 21, 2025 — As part of the Defense Department's ongoing effort to cut wasteful spending, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo directing the termination of more than $580 million in programs, contracts and grants... MORE

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