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Coast Guard leader fired by new DHS officials
Commandant Linda Fagan had drawn bipartisan criticism from lawmakers who accused her of resisting oversight.
For Trump and Musk, reforming how the Pentagon works is possible—but not easy
Fixing Pentagon acquisition will take confronting Congress, officials say.
Money alone won’t fix the Navy’s shipbuilding woes, lawmaker says
Correcting submarine program deficits will require creative thinking about workforce challenges, not just more money, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said.
Funding gaps slowing down Marine Corps’ modernization efforts
Force Design 2030 is on track, commandant says, but just barely.
‘I know what I don’t know,’ SecDef pick says at confirmation hearing
Hegseth faced questions about his inexperience and fitness as a leader.
Costs of the CR: Marines will miss full strength, and more
A continuing resolution is better than a shutdown, but it’s still a stopgap that hurts.
In defense of the military’s unfunded priority lists
The service branches’ “wish lists” are a key part of Congress’ oversight process.
Congress averts shutdown with three-month stopgap at 11th hour
The Senate sent the bill to the president's desk after the deadline, but shutdown activities had ceased.
Bill aims to beef up US shipbuilding
Bipartisan SHIPS Act would add funding, goals, oversight to boost U.S. military, commercial fleets.
‘Navy wasted $1.84 billion’: GAO slams cruiser-rehab effort
Poor planning, myriad changes have marred the Congress-mandated effort to refit Ticonderoga cruisers for five more years of life.
The defense policy bill is handing the Army a to-do list
Add anti-drone systems, make robotic targets, pick a point PEO for open source software—and more in the 2025 NDAA.
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Lawmakers tee up efforts to keep spyware off troops' devices
The compromise 2025 defense policy bill would mandate security standards, reporting, and more.
‘Shock the system’: Startups and DOGE take over Reagan forum
But lawmakers advised caution and noted that Congress still controls the purse strings.
