Published Jul 23, 2026, 1:17 PM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source
The Hegseth budget: defense secretary’s $1.5tn ask reveals military-industrial chaos
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When the ‘“department of government efficiency” was raging unchecked through the federal government in February 2025, the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, ordered his subordinates to find cuts of 8% a year for the next five years, theoretically trimming a total of $340m from the Pentagon budget. The disclosure briefly sent Palantir and defense stocks tanking – though soon the plan evaporated, as if it never existed. Sign in now – it’s free, painless, takes just 30 seconds, and you’ll never be