House Lawmakers Want More Details About the Army’s Plan to Restructure Force

Lawmakers want timelines, clarity on Army Transformation Initiative

The Army has yet to provide Congress with formal details about its sweeping transformation initiative, more than a month after publicly announcing the effort.  “Today, we kick off our review of the administration’s fiscal 2026 budget request for the Department of Defense with the U.S. Army. Unfortunately, we still have not received any real information about that budget request, nor have we received any detailed information on the Army’s Transfo…

The Army's plan to abandon obsolete systems and modernize

The Army is preparing to transform itself into the fighting force of the future over the coming years — an effort congressional and military leaders admit is long overdue. As the Army’s top officer stated, “Yesterday's weapons will not win tomorrow's wars.”  The initiative could lead to major changes implemented as soon as 2026, with more in 2027.  Exhibit A: Ukraine  Perhaps the greatest example of the progressing battlefield is Ukraine’s “Oper…

Congress wants to see Army’s ‘homework’ on transformation initiative

Members of Congress are calling for more details about the Army’s new transformation initiative, noting at a hearing Wednesday that the service’s plan for the effort hasn’t been sent to Capitol Hill. While largely expressing support for the initiative, lawmakers said they need more info. “Unfortunately, we still have not received any real information on the Army’s budget request, nor have we received any detailed information on the Army’s Transf…

House lawmakers want more details about the Army’s plan to restructure force

House lawmakers grilled top Army officials on Wednesday about their plans to transform the service branch under a new, cost-cutting program aimed at eliminating outdated equipment and shrinking the staffs of unit and command headquarters.

Army leaders need to show their ‘homework’ for transformation plans, lawmakers say

“You chose to give us a plan with few details, with no budgeting and a failure to answer a lot of our questions, and now [I’m] hearing about how this plan will be implemented from my own constituents, not from leadership,” said Rep. Eric Sorensen.

House, Senate lawmakers' letter on TRADOC/AFC merger

Tuesday, June 3, 2025In a June 3, 2025 letter to Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll and Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, Virginia's congressional delegation calls on them to provide details about the proposed merger of Army Training and Doctrine Command and Army Futures Command under the Army Transformation Initiative. Featured: Related Documents Tags: Army Futures Command