The Pentagon’s first 100 days under Trump

By Tony Bertuca / April 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The Pentagon has spent the first 100 days of the new Trump administration responding to numerous policy initiatives, including an 8% budget “re-look” for fiscal year 2026, plans to cut between 5% and 8% of the department’s civilian’s jobs , a major structural reorganization , a White House executive order that lowers the threshold for canceling major defense acquisition programs, the launching of the ambitious Golden Dome missile defense program, and a senior personnel meltdown at the Office of the...

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