Rep. Mike Rogers on FY26 NDAA: Speed Act Reforms, Warfighter Support, and Deterring China

Streamlining Defense Acquisition with the Speed Act

• 💡 The Speed Act aims to reform the Pentagon's acquisition process, which currently takes up to 10 years to deliver needed capabilities.
• 🎯 It will accelerate the requirements process from three years to 90 days, streamline bureaucracy, and prioritize commercial solutions.
• 🚀 The act fosters an environment for innovation by removing barriers and bridging the "valley of death," driving a cultural shift towards agility and responsible risk-taking.

Enhancing Quality of Life for Service Members

• 🏠 The FY26 NDAA supports a 3.8% pay raise for service members and authorizes nearly $3 billion for construction of barracks, family housing, and other facilities.
• 🏥 It prevents reductions in healthcare benefits and improves access to mental health services for service members.
• ✅ Improving the quality of life for service members is a continued priority to ensure a ready, capable, and lethal fighting force.

Countering Threats and Ensuring Regional Security

• 🇨🇳 The FY26 NDAA directly counters the complex and challenging threats posed by China and ensures mission success in the Indo-Pacific.
• 🛡️ It extends the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, funds the Taiwan security cooperation initiative, and supports military exercises with allies.
• 🏗️ Over $1.5 billion is authorized for critical military construction projects in the Pacific region.

Increasing Military Lethality and Innovation

• 🚢 The bill authorizes over $22 billion for shipbuilding, including additional submarines and surface vessels.
• ✈️ It allocates $38 billion for a new generation of fighters to ensure air dominance, $15 billion to restore munitions, and $142 billion for research and development of innovative technologies.
• 💥 This comprehensive approach aims to build a ready, capable, and lethal fighting force to deter global threats and uphold President Trump's "peace through strength" agenda.