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Trump signed an executive order Wednesday designed to bolster domestic shipbuilding, but leading lawmakers have warned that implementing the new directive — and effectively boosting the industrial base — would require a government-wide commitment. plus.cq.com/doc/news-82196…

By a vote of 60-25, the Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. John D. Caine (Retired) to be General for appointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Rogers out with a statement about a DOD IG report that has yet to be released publicly on the SPACECOM basing decision. At Rogers' behest, IG is investigating "the roles and processes of DOD leadership prior to the decision to base" SPACECOM in Colorado. GAO is also reviewing.

Scoop! Dan Caldwell, a senior advisor to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been placed on administrative leave for an "unauthorized disclosure," a U.S. official says. Story coming. This comes after a March 21 memo ordering a Pentagon investigation into leaks ordered by

Lockheed CEO Jim Taiclet says they won't protest the NGAD decision. Taiclet says they will focus on taking tech from NGAD bid and apply it to F-35 program: "I feel that we can have 80% of 6th gen capability potentially at 50% of the cost"

DAY 40 of US CENTCOM bombing the Houthis. NEW - Fox Exclusive: Another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down by the Houthis in Yemen on Tuesday, two U.S. officials tell Fox News. This is the 7th MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down by the Houthis since March 3rd and under the Trump

NEW: The $150 billion Armed Services Committees plan for budget reconciliation would provide billions for the first space-based antimissile interceptors, go all-in on a sea-launched nuclear cruise missile, order more major warships—and then some.

The effort mirrors Republican initiatives from last Congress that sought to reduce certain Defense Department officials' pay to $1 a year — including former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

Five Dems joined with their Republican counterparts to advance the $150 billion defense reconciliation bill out of the House Armed Services Committee on a 35-21 vote: Davis, Golden, Whitesides, Vasquez and Vindman.

Big news -- House Veterans' Affairs Committee leaders are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate possible criminal charges against former VA leaders for budgetary errors last summer militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-…

BREAKING: National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, will be leaving their posts, multiple sources familiar with the situation tell me. CBS News

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told reporters just now it’s Hegseth who should have been axed. “The person who really should go is the Secretary of Defense. He should be fired, literally before the end of the day. Mike Waltz, I think, is the fall guy here,” Blumenthal said.

New: Trump to Propose Slashing $163 Billion in Government Programs in Budget Blueprint wsj.com/politics/polic…

GOP defense hawks are flaming Trump's defense budget request, which would bring military spending to $1 trillion in fiscal 2026, but only IF the reconciliation process is successful - a risk. Wicker, McConnell and Collins have all come out against it this morning.

OMB director defends fiscal 2026 DOD topline request amid attacks from GOP natsec hawks that the budget is inadequate because the included spending hike hinges on passage of Pentagon reconciliation funding.

The Army on Monday said it has suspended helicopter flights into the Pentagon, following an incident last wk involving a military helicopter flying near Reagan National Airport that prompted air traffic controllers to divert 2 commercial flights politi.co/4jX7q3i POLITICO

Boeing is expected to resume deliveries of the KC-46 next week, shortly after officials revealed a fix for the tanker's vision system would be delayed another year breakingdefense.com/2025/05/kc-46-…

NEW: The Congressional Budget Office this week said space-based missile defense could cost up to $542 billion. But that was for a system to knock out “one or two” ICBMs. Trump wants to defend against Russia, China, North Korea and potentially Iran. We’re talking big bucks.

SecDef Hegseth heads to the Hill for a series of budget hearings starting next week. June 10: SACD w Hegseth + Joint Chiefs Chair Caine June 12: HASC w Hegseth, Caine + acting Comptroller Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell June 18: SASC Details w John M. Donnelly: plus.cq.com/doc/news-82563…

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink tells House Armed Services Committee members that the estimated cost of retrofitting the Qatari plane for use as a presidential transport jet will be in the ballpark of $400 million, but doesn't elaborate due to "sensitive" nature of the upgrades.