Cost overruns for 46 ships that the Navy has under construction grew from $3.4 billion to $10.4 billion in the past budget year while delays for certain naval vessels have stretched up to three years.

Two Army soldiers stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington and a former soldier in Oregon have been accused in separate indictments of sharing classified military information with China, according to the Justice Department.

Air Force Gen. Randall Reed told a subpanel of the Senate Armed Services Committee that his command is ready to resume such transports if Northern Command orders them as part of a mass deportation effort by the Department of Homeland Security.

If confirmed, businessman John Phelan would be the first person in more than 15 years to lead the Navy without having served in any branch of the military. Senators on Thursday focused much of their questioning on the Navy’s troubled shipbuilding programs.

The advantage that the U.S. had for decades in being able to “sense the enemy before they sense us” has eroded with the proliferation of modern technologies among great powers and non-state actors, the leader of Marine Forces Special Operations Command told lawmakers.

The House on Tuesday narrowly adopted a budget blueprint that would invest an additional $100 billion in defense in the next decade as part of a sweeping Republican plan to enact President Donald Trump’s economic agenda.

Some senators expressed frustration with Stephen Feinberg’s answers to questions about the Pentagon’s plans to lay off tens of thousands of civilian workers. But Republicans rallied around Feinberg and said his background in private equity would help the Pentagon better manage its finances. 

Senators voted 66-28 to confirm Driscoll, a third-generation soldier and businessman who served in the Iraq War.

Six House lawmakers with military backgrounds are demanding answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about his reported plans to fire top generals and flag officers.

Senators voted 52-48 in favor of a budget resolution that will unlock $340 billion in spending for U.S.-Mexico border security, energy independence, Coast Guard modernization and military investments while mandating cuts elsewhere.