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Rebuilding defense industrial base requires skilled labor
September 10, 2026 — Rebuilding the defense industrial base means more than just facilities and businesses. It also means having the right people to do the skilled work, said Michael Cadenazzi, the assistant secretary of war for industrial base policy, during a field hearing before the House Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee...

Defense Innovation Unit develops program to supercharge defense industrial base
August 26, 2026 — Seven months ago, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stood before a large crowd of Lockheed Martin employees in Texas, during the third stop of his nascent Arsenal of Freedom tour, to show his appreciation for the people behind the defense industrial base...

Hegseth: Department success buoyed by courage, spirit, leadership
August 3, 2026 — The War Department has had a lot of success in the past 19 months, in no small part due to the men and women of the U.S. military, but also because of presidential leadership, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said during a cabinet meeting at Camp David, Maryland...

Trump announces $10B investment in defense industry
July 16, 2026 — President Donald J. Trump announced that the War Department will be investing roughly $10 billion in materiel production while in support of more than 4,000 defense industry jobs across Pennsylvania...

War Department changes Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements
July 14, 2026 — The War Department announced the suspension of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification phase two requirements, initially scheduled to take effect in November, and launched a comprehensive review of the entire CMMC program...

War Department's 'Patriot Pipeline' flows talent to arsenal of freedom
May 27, 2026 — While testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee's personnel subcommittee, Anthony J. Tata, the undersecretary of war for personnel and readiness, said the department has established Project Patriot Pipeline, an initiative to unify dozens of training and workforce development programs...

$1.5 trillion budget request prioritizes service members, modernization
April 22, 2026 — The president's fiscal year 2027 budget request was made public during a briefing at the Pentagon, with $1.5 trillion — the largest request in history — aimed at, among other things, supporting military families, securing the homeland, modernizing equipment, rebuilding the defense industrial base and providing a raise to service members...

DOW restructures foreign military sales, prioritizes speed, efficiency
February 10, 2026 — The War Department has moved two agencies critical to getting American-made combat gear into the hands of allied and partner nations under the department's Office of Acquisition and Sustainment. ...

'It's not just the door kickers,' Hegseth says on tour in support of defense industrial workers
January 13, 2026 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth spoke of the Pentagon's commitment to investing in a defense industrial base that is loyal to supporting America's service members and civilians who support the Constitution...