Testimony comes after the Pentagon last month unveiled a “skinny budget” for fiscal 2026 with fewer details than typical.

Germany's cabinet approved on Tuesday a draft budget for 2025 and a budget framework for 2026 with record investments to ...

"Let me be clear, MILCON in a reconciliation bill is not MILCON appropriations. It's a slush fund," Sen. Jon Ossoff said.

For the Defense Department, the fiscal 2026 budget proposal comprises $961.6 billion in discretionary budget authority. That figure includes $848.3 billion in base funding and no nonbase funding ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday strongly defended the Trump administration’s military response to protests in Los Angeles, his first appearance in a series of congressional hearings over ...

Republicans inserted language restricting military actions on U.S. soil and blocking unsecure communications among senior ...

As Congress nears the end of the fiscal year, the DoD stands at a critical inflection point. Four major budget issues converge in this moment, and each carries risks that, if not properly navigated, ...

Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., has introduced new legislation to update the Department of Defense’s acquisition process and better ...

Opinion: The acquisition process is too slow, risk-averse and bureaucratic to deliver the capabilities troops need, Rep. Mike Rogers and Rep. Adam Smith argue.

Beyond funding levels, the House bill includes directives aimed at streamlining Space Force acquisitions. A committee report ...

The House Appropriations Committee voted 36-27 to advance its version of the fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill, despite lacking an official request from the White House.

For national defense, the blueprint proposes $1.011 trillion in discretionary budget authority, of which 95 percent would be spent by the Pentagon.