Pentagon seeks to shift $50B in planned funding to new priorities in FY26

Breaking Defense obtained a list of the 17 priority categories that are to be financially protected in FY26.

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of the department’s fiscal 2026 budget plans in order to shift funds from legacy programs towards President Donald Trump’s priorities, including border security and the Iron Dome for America.

The goal: Find roughly $50 billion, or 8 percent of the FY26 plan, and reprioritize it.

“Secretary Hegseth has directed a review to identify offsets from the Biden Administration’s FY26 budget that could be realigned from low-impact and low-priority Biden-legacy programs to align with President Trump’s America First priorities for our national defense,” acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses said in a Wednesday night statement.

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