Lawmakers Back White House FY26 Plans for More Troops, 3.8% Pay Hike

House Armed Services Committee begins marathon mark-up

The House Armed Services Committee has begun marking up its version of the fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill in an annual session that is expected to last well into the night. The committee is posting amendments here in real time. Inside Defense will post all successful amendments when the mark-up is complete. Watch Inside Defense for potential news emerging from the hearing.

Defense budget bill has millions for Hampton Roads personnel, ships, bases

WASHINGTON (WAVY) — The latest version of the defense department budget has hundreds of millions of dollars for local projects, a nearly 4% raise for personnel and more than $8 billion for U.S. shipbuilding for fiscal year 2026. According to the office of Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Seapower, major projects at local bases total more than $700 million. Military …

Lawmakers back White House FY26 plans for more troops, 3.8% pay hike

The military's active-duty end strength would grow by about 26,000 troops next year under plans being considered in the House and Senate.

HASC Backs Army’s ATI Plans, While NDAA Draft Directs More Details On Proposed Cuts - Defense Daily

While the House Armed Services Committee’s defense policy bill draft backs most of the Army’s divestments as part of its new transformation plan, the legislation directs the service to provide […]