Funding included in the bill would go toward shipbuilding, the Golden Dome homeland missile defense project, munitions and other key Pentagon priorities.
Hegseth's decision to shutter DOT&E was at least partially triggered by the office's plans to oversee Golden Dome's test plans, sources told Defense News.
Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein said the biggest challenge with President Trump's Golden Dome will be organizational collaboration.
