DOD tells lawmakers to wait for list of proposed budget cuts

By Tony Bertuca / March 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The Pentagon is telling the House Armed Services Committee that it cannot provide senior lawmakers with lists they requested identifying potential cuts to defense programs, but to instead wait for the rollout of the Trump administration's fiscal year 2026 budget request, according to a letter obtained by Inside Defense . House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) sent letters to the leaders of every military service on Feb. 14 asking them to “identify...

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