April 30, 2026 War Department's $1.5 trillion budget proposal includes sizable nuclear triad investments The War Department aims to modernize the U.S. nuclear triad — including air, land and sea weapons — and the fiscal year 2027 budget proposal includes ample investment to make that happen, said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during testimony on Capitol Hill.
Dec. 6, 2025 Hegseth outlines new National Defense Strategy during speech at Reagan Library Secretary of War Pete Hegseth presented a preview of the War Department's forthcoming National Defense Strategy during a keynote speech, outlining four lines of effort for the department to take, so as to guarantee peace through strength for the U.S. and its allies in the coming years.
Sept. 30, 2025 Hegseth announces War Department reforms in sweeping speech to top military brass Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a series of 10 new directives aimed at strengthening the War Department's people and culture during an in-person speech in Quantico, Va., to the U.S. military's most senior leaders.
June 12, 2025 Hegseth says shipbuilding, Golden Dome, nuclear deterrence make up DoD budget request for billions in funding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Committee to discuss key points for DoD in the president's recommendations for discretionary funding levels for fiscal year 2026.