The final outcome of the fiscal year 2026 federal budget process is uncertain. Continuing resolutions, potentially for the entire year, are a strong possibility. The specter of a complete process ...

The House and Senate appropriations committees each approved their own versions of the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act in July, which means that, as lawmakers return from ...

Philip Roberts is an intern with The Daily Signal. The Heritage Foundation unveiled a “first of its kind” online tool that analyzes and makes accessible the U.S. defense budget. The tool is available ...

Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Jose Luis ...

Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russ Vought (right) and President Donald Trump. Credit: Shealah Craighead/Alamy Live News SIMI VALLEY, California—The Trump administration has not ...

With three of the four congressional defense committees moving 2026 authorization and appropriation legislation in July, good progress has been made, but what will be on the table for conference ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine testify at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing June 11, 2025. Credit: DoD WASHINGTON — The ...

Discover how the NDAA shapes U.S. defense policy and funding priorities, covering agencies like the Department of Defense and addressing cyber threats, military readiness, and more.

WASHINGTON — The Navy is relying on the combination of the annual defense budget and supplemental legislation to buy 19 new ships in 2026, an increase from the five ships purchased in 2025 and eight ...

The era of trillion-dollar annual Pentagon budgets is upon us. Members of Congress are likely to increase defense spending by $150 billion through the budget reconciliation process. When added to the ...