Senators cast doubt on success of new reconciliation bill
“There isn’t going to be a third reconciliation package. So anything that's in there is not going anywhere,” said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.
Trump admin to redirect $2.8B in shipbuilding, weapons development funds for troop pay
The White House intends to use $2.5 billion from the One Big Beautiful Bill plus $1.4 billion from the Navy's shipbuilding budget and $1.4 billion from its research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) accounts to cover troop pay and housing needs.
Castelion wins first platform integration contracts for Blackbeard hypersonic missile
“While envisioned as a primary munition for CAML, Blackbeard GL is designed to be compatible with existing HIMARS platforms as an interim solution," the Army's fiscal 2026 budget said.
Pentagon preparing to pull $8 billion from ‘unobligated’ R&D coffers to pay troops
The unusual move comes nearly two weeks into the government shutdown.
Senate passes $914B defense policy bill after resolving gridlock on amendments
Senators voted 77-20 to approve the National Defense Authorization Act, moving the bill forward on a largely bipartisan basis.
Pentagon readies contingency plans for government shutdown
The department’s 'highest priorities' will revolve around operations securing the US Southern border, operations in the Middle East, designing Golden Dome, depot maintenance, shipbuilding and critical munitions, according to the guidance.
From gridlock to greener pastures: How a full-year CR could empower warfighters
A full-year continuing resolution is not necessarily a bad thing for the Pentagon, John Ferrari writes. But the DoD has to be prepared to take advantage of it.
House passes short-term continuing resolution
The bill passed in a 217-212 vote, which largely fell along party lines.
Republicans tee up short-term CR extending Pentagon funding until November
The continuing resolution does not include $3.9 billion requested by the White House for the Columbia-class submarine, but gives funding flexibility to other key programs.
White House nominee for Joint Chiefs’ vice chair backs Pentagon budgeting reforms
Marine Corps Gen. Christopher Mahoney also weighed in, carefully, on whether the Navy needs a next-gen fighter jet.
House passes NDAA, with $848B topline and protections for Ukraine aid
Democrats by and large voted against the typically bipartisan measure due to the addition of several culture war amendments.
Key defense appropriator warns longterm stopgap funding is ‘damaging’ to DoD operations
In an exclusive interview, Chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee Rep. Ken Calvert said he's pushing for a short-term continuing resolution, and avoiding a government shutdown.
Can Congress pass a FY26 defense budget this year? Here are 12 key issues for lawmakers.
As Congress returns from August recess, Breaking Defense examined how each defense committee is looking at a dozen major programs, from Golden Dome to F/A-XX to the cancellation of the E-7 Wedgetail.
Mining for DOGE: Defense budget docs show $11B in ‘efficiencies,’ but what are they?
An analysis by AEI conducted in partnership with Breaking Defense scoured thousands of pages of fiscal 2026 Pentagon budget documents, some of the most definitive accounting yet for DOGE’s impact at the Department of Defense.