CAPTION CORRECTION: Please note that in image number 2273697762,2273697961 the title for Jules Hurst is incorrect. It should be Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer NOT Undersecretary of the Army. We apologize for any inconvenience. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 29: U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense (R), arrive for testimony before the House Armed Services Committee April 29, 2026 in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC. Hegseth and Caine testified on the Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request. Also pictured is Jules Hurst, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer (L). (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)