Senate defense committee seeks review of Hegseth's cuts to independent weapons testers

Senate defense committee seeks review of Hegseth's cuts to independent weapons testers

The Senate Armed Services Committee wants the Government Accountability Office to review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's cuts to the Pentagon's independent weapons testing office. The committee, in a report accompanying its version of the fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill, directs the GAO to review Hegseth’s reorganization of the director of operational test and evaluation office, as outlined in a May 27 memo, which directed a staff c…