Rep. Adam Smith criticizes National Security Strategy, Golden Dome uncertainty
The House Armed Services Committee's top Democrat says the NSS is an "unprincipled" plan with an outdated view of the world.
Hegseth, counterparts praise AUKUS ‘commitment’ after Pentagon review
“The reviews are done. It's time to deliver,” said John Healey, the UK’s Secretary of State for Defense.
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Key lawmaker blasts Pentagon’s last-minute push for multiyear munitions package for FY26
The timing of the multi-billion-dollar request "reflects a lack of seriousness about the role of Congress in oversight and in funding,” Sen. Chris Coons told reporters.
Pentagon rolls out GenAI platform to all personnel, using Google’s Gemini
Other “frontier AI capabilities” will join Gemini on the new GenAi.mil platform, meant to make generative AI tools available to all three million military and civilian personnel, the Department of Defense announced.
Congress tackles the 2026 NDAA as the Pentagon pivots west
With the Reagan National Defense Forum in the rearview mirror, lawmakers are zeroing in on a $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act.
China threat still drives Pentagon R&E despite counternarcotics focus: Emil Michael
While the National Security Strategy has a strong focus on the Western Hemisphere, the undersecretary for research and engineering said, "I am focused much more on other parts of the world.”
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Trump admin should ‘go farther’ on rewrite of acquisition regulations: Industry org
"This is a really rare opportunity to attack some of those requirements that are most burdensome,” said Margaret Boatner, AIA's vice president for national security policy.
Adam Smith details NDAA deal, blasts Pentagon secrecy at Reagan National Defense Forum
Defense authorizers are seeking $901 billion for national security in 2026, though appropriators have the final say on how much money to offer.
Pentagon acquisition chief pledges new ‘program czars’ will cut red tape, not add to it
Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey outlined key steps taken since an early November mandate to move out on acquisition reform.
Boeing completes $4.7B Spirit AeroSystems acquisition, reabsorbing key supplier
Spirit Defense, which makes aerostructures for aircraft like the B-21, will be run as a "non-integrated" subsidiary of Boeing’s defense unit.
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Compromise NDAA released with bigger topline, $8 billion above Pentagon’s request
The $8B jump is essentially a compromise from the House version, which stuck to the Pentagon’s budget request, and the Senate numbers, which were $32 billion above the department’s request.
From Hegseth to the Hill, defense budget talk at the Reagan National Defense Forum
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Hegseth endorses National Security Strategy, outlines military priorities focused on the West
“We will instead put our nation's practical, concrete interests first,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. “We will deter war. We will advance our interests. We will defend our people. Peace is our goal.”
No decision made on second round of reconciliation for defense: OMB director
Whether another temporary multi-billion-dollar add-on is in the Pentagon's future, Russell Vought attempted to assuage concerns, saying "there will not be a hole" in the defense budget.