May 12, 2022 Defense secretary says 2023 budget built on new defense strategy The fiscal 2023 defense budget request was built on the bones of the new National Defense Strategy, and the request is adequate for today's military and ensures the military remains strong in the future, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
May 3, 2022 Austin Makes Case for Military Budget to Senate Committee The Defense Department is focusing on three priorities — defending the nation, taking care of its people and succeeding through teamwork — and the budget request helps the department meet each one, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
May 2, 2022 DOD's Great Strength Is its People, Undersecretary Says The Defense Department is proud to represent the 3.3 million service members and DOD civilians who defend the nation every day and their families who serve alongside them, Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr., undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, said.
April 5, 2022 Austin: Budget Funds Military to Accomplish Today's, Tomorrow's Missions In the 21st century, military establishments that don't innovate "get left behind," Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III told the House Armed Services Committee during a hearing on the DOD's fiscal year 2023 budget request.
April 5, 2022 Potential for Great Power Conflict 'Increasing,' Milley Says America's top military officer told the House Armed Services Committee that the world is getting more unstable, "and the potential for significant international conflict between great powers is increasing, not decreasing."
March 30, 2022 Fiscal 2023 budget funds military for today, future President Joe Biden's $773 billion fiscal year 2023 Defense Budget Request funds the department for today's security environment and positions DOD to maintain its competitive advantage in the years ahead, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks said.