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WASHINGTON, D.C.— The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held closed FY2026 budget posture hearings with the FBI, DHS’s Office of Intelligence & Analysis, the National Security Agency, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Military Services. The purpose of these hearings is to hear the justifications for each IC element’s budget request for FY26 from senior leadership and gain clarity around any increases or decreases requested for programs. 

Following the hearing with FBI and DHS I&A, National Intelligence Enterprise Subcommittee Chairman Austin Scott (GA-08) said, “The FBI’s shift of vacant billets out of headquarters to the field to carry out the Bureau’s law enforcement mission is a welcome change. I remain concerned with the law enforcement and intelligence relationships in terms of counterintelligence, and we look forward to working this issue with the FBI and the rest of the CI community. Additionally, I believe we need to have a larger discussion about the value that DHS I&A provides to taxpayers and U.S. national security. My subcommittee will continue to provide oversight throughout the budget process to ensure these IC elements receive the funding commensurate to the mission asked of them.”

In response to the NSA budget hearing, National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee Chairman Darin LaHood (IL-16) said, “I appreciate the agencies providing justification for their FY26 budget request. As the largest entity in the IC, it’s important that the NSA has a full grasp on its budget to carry out its vital mission while protecting valuable taxpayer dollars. Additionally, as most of the threats to Americans move to the cyber battlefield, we must ensure we are strategically positioned to combat and neutralize the threats of tomorrow. The NSA Subcommittee will continue to conduct key oversight over the budget implementation of these critical IC elements.”

Following the National Reconnaissance Office, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, the Military Service Intelligence agencies, U.S. Cyber Command, and U.S. Special Operations Command budget hearings, Defense Intelligence & Overhead Architecture Subcommittee Chairman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) said, “As highly sophisticated adversaries around the world seek to upend the global order, the U.S. must always be one step ahead of them. Our defense intelligence entities are a vital part of this mission. With some of the largest budgets for these agencies ever, we must be confident our resources are reaching priority programs that are required to support the warfighter. I would especially like to see acceleration in intelligence collection with autonomous systems and for the Navy in particular striving for intelligence to support maritime domain omniscience.”

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