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Pentagon Increases Briefings on $1.5 Trillion Budget Request as Senators Raise Timing and Transparency Concerns

Pentagon officials have ramped up efforts in recent weeks to help Congress advance President Donald Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal 2027, holding a classified Senate briefing Thursday morning led by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, Pentagon Comptroller Jules Hurst and Joint Chiefs Vice Chair Christopher Mahoney. The…

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Natural News· Oct 1, 4:58 AMPentagon Increases Briefings on $1.5 Trillion Budget Request as Senators Raise Timing and Transparency Concerns

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