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  "path": "/2027-defense-budget-release-1-5-trillion-debate/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T00:40:50.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.airandspaceforces.com",
  "tags": [
    "Budget",
    "2027",
    "2027 budget request",
    "fiscal 2027 budget",
    "Jules W. Hurst III",
    "McAleese conference",
    "McAleese Defense Conference",
    "President Donald Trump",
    "Defense Budget Release Weeks Away, but $1.5 Trillion Topline Faces Pushback",
    "Air & Space Forces Magazine"
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  "textContent": "The Pentagon’s top financial officer said March 17 the department’s fiscal 2027 budget request may be released in just a few weeks— but seemed to acknowledged that the projected $1.5 trillion topline of that request will face political pushback.\n\nThe post Defense Budget Release Weeks Away, but $1.5 Trillion Topline Faces Pushback appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine.",
  "title": "Defense Budget Release Weeks Away, but $1.5 Trillion Topline Faces Pushback"
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