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Senate subcommittee raises alarm over rising MILCON costs, seeks efficiency review results
Summary
Senate subcommittee members pressed Pentagon witnesses about an $18.9 billion fiscal 2026 military construction (MILCON) request, citing a $1.4 billion increase over FY25 and roughly $6 billion in projects requiring incremental funding. Lawmakers pressed for early findings from a department review aimed at reducing cost and schedule drivers.
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee members pressed Department of Defense witnesses on escalating military construction costs and the department's effort to identify near-term efficiencies in the MILCON process.
Chairman Bozeman opened the hearing saying the fiscal 2026 MILCON request totals $18,900,000,000, an increase of $1,400,000,000 over enacted FY25 levels, and said about $6,000,000,000 of this year's request represents projects so large they will require incremental funding over multiple years. He said the trajectory of rising costs "is not sustainable" and welcomed an ongoing review directed by the deputy secretary of defense to…
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