June 21, 2025

Key GOP Sen. Wants $55B Increase in Defense Spending

Defense Spending

Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a plan calling for an additional $55 billion above the fiscal 2025 defense spending caps imposed under last year’s debt ceiling deal.

DoD Lists Top Defense Contract Recipients

Military Spending

Lockheed Martin tops the list of defense contract recipients in a DoD report released Friday. Maryland ranks fourth on the list of states.