June 24, 2021 DOD Officials Say Budget Request Reflects Reforms, Pacing Challenge of China DOD's fiscal year 2022 budget request allots $5 billion for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative to answer threats from China and maintain U.S. competitive advantages in the Indo-Pacific region, the department’s comptroller said.
June 2, 2021 Combating Climate Change Factors Into Defense Budget Request Climate change affects much of what the Defense Department does, and planners need to take droughts, wildfires, sea level rise and destructive storms into consideration going forward, DOD senior climate advisor Joe Bryan said.