Feinberg holds closed-door meeting in US Congress — Breaking Defense – ua.news

Feinberg holds closed-door meeting in US Congress — Breaking Defense  ua.news

Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg held a classified meeting with the House Armed Services Committee as uncertainty persists over a proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget. In the United States, Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg last week met in a classified setting with the House Armed Services Committee. As Breaking Defense reports, this happened after the remaining members of the lower chamber of Congress left Washington early and are not expected to return until after the midterm elections. Republicans continue to seek a record $1.5 trillion defense budget. At the same time, the further progress of this issue on Capitol Hill currently remains unclear.

More current news is available on the UA.News Telegram channel Telegram. In the Congressional Roundup edition, Breaking Defense journalist Valerie Insinna examined what is at stake for Feinberg and Pentagon Comptroller Jay Hurst. They are planning the future funding of the US Department of Defense amid approaching midterm elections, which the publication calls a potentially destabilizing factor. The Breaking Defense article focuses on the prospects for funding the defense department and the uncertainty surrounding its consideration in Congress.