Trump backs AUKUS deal, pushing to expedite sub delivery to Australia
Navy Secretary John Phelan said the ongoing review is designed to make the original deal “better," to clear up some of the “ambiguity” and be a “win-win for everybody.”
Navy’s 2026 shipbuilding budget seeks just 3 warships in base request, 16 in reconciliation
The heavy reliance on reconciliation to fund staple shipbuilding programs has rubbed both senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers the wrong way.
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Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., criticized a dip of billions in the base budget, saying the administration was counting on reconciliation funds, ignoring "congressional intent."
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Secretary of the Navy John Phelan manages the readiness, development, and well-being of nearly one million Sailors, Marines, and civilian personnel within the Department of the Navy.
Breaking stovepipes, not checking boxes: DoD’s audit challenge
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Delaying Navy’s F/A-XX next gen fighter risks US being ‘outmatched’ by China, key lawmaker says
"We cannot wait," Rep. Ken Calvert said. "Further, we cannot expect to grow the defense industrial base by undermining it."
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