Congress Passes Budget Resolution Enabling Reconciliation Bills for Immigration Enforcement and Defense Priorities

Jules Hurst is performing the duties of the Pentagon’s comptroller.

During a briefing last month, Hurst said that when selecting defense accounts for reconciliation the Pentagon used three criteria including greater flexibility on when funds can be obligated, one-time plus-ups, and rapidly changing technology such as Golden Dome or DAWG.

"We wouldn’t ask for the money if we didn’t want it. So, we’ll go back to the White House, and we’ll work with Congress to come up with a new strategy if the White House and Congress decide reconciliation is not the right vehicle," he said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine are scheduled to appear before House and Senate appropriators on Tuesday for hearings on the Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget strategy. Defense Industrial Base funding in the reconciliation request totals about $113 billion.

7 billion. 6 billion while the Office of Strategic Capital loan program totals $20 billion. 3 billion.

5 billion. 5 billion for the logistics system for uncrewed platforms. 4 billion.

Munitions Production funding in the reconciliation request totals $47 billion, with critical legacy munitions accounting for about $40 billion. Low-cost hypersonic strike weapon programs total $326 million. 7 billion, split between an Air Force share of $990 million, a Navy share of $676 million and $101 million for F-35 integration.

6 billion. 1 billion while its base budget request is $400 million. 3 billion for F-35 development.

1 billion for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit mesh constellation expansion.