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Republican budget plan will ‘undermine’ US security, warns Biden admin
The Biden administration is portraying plans from Republicans to gut the federal budget as jeopardizing national security.
By Joe Gould
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Pentagon takes budget cuts ‘seriously’ ahead of congressional battles
Defense Secretary Austin is responding to a Democratic query that details the impact of proposed GOP budget on the Pentagon.
Pentagon budget aims to max munitions production, make multiyear buys
Pentagon officials say they will maximize production lines for top priority munitions as part of its $170 billion procurement budget proposal for FY24.
Pentagon’s fuel prices rose $3 billion amid inflationary pressures
Spiking fuel prices will cost the Pentagon $3 billion more than expected, and it will have to go to Congress for more money, a senior official said in congressional testimony on Wednesday.
By Joe Gould
Russia, first in the headlines, is Pentagon’s No. 2 challenge
The Biden administration’s new defense strategy makes clear China is still the Pentagon’s bigger focus.
Inflation sparks new fight over Biden’s military budget request
Spiking inflations’s potential effect on the Pentagon has emerged as a line of attack for Republicans who argue President Joe Biden’s defense budget was already treading water when it was introduced Monday.
By Joe Gould