Pentagon to Unveil Cuts Alongside Fiscal 2026 Budget Request
CQ-Roll Call | By Briana Reilly
Published March 13, 2025 at 2:55 pm
WASHINGTON -- Pentagon leaders plan to roll out their recommended cuts to military spending alongside their budget request for fiscal 2026, the Defense Department indicated in a newly released letter to Congress.
The letter, addressed to House Armed Services Chair Mike D. Rogers, R- Ala., and dated March 5, states that Congress will be informed of the results of the so-called budget relook -- which called for an internal realignment of 8% of the Defense Department's budget -- as the president's spending request is made public in the coming weeks.
Obtained by CQ Roll Call on Wednesday, the letter came after Rogers and ranking member Adam Smith, D- Wash., last month asked the military service chiefs to identify infrastructure, programs and processes "that are no longer a priority" for their branch "and could be divested, right sized, or made more efficient."
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