Senior Pentagon officials said today the fiscal year 2024 budget request represents less than 1% real growth above what Congress enacted for FY-23 but asserted that the topline is sufficient to implement a National Defense Strategy focused on deterring China. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said in a press conference that there is no such thing as a “no-risk” budget at the Pentagon. “Our greatest measure of success, and the one we use around here most often, is to make...
