President Donald Trump is proposing setting U.S. military spending at $1.5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times.”

Defense contractors are seeking legal advice after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to tie share buybacks, dividends and executive pay to weapons delivery schedules, three sources said.

President Donald Trump took aim at defense contractors on Wednesday in an executive order.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.

About eight percent of Defense Department civilian employees have not returned to full-time in-person work, according to a Thursday Government Accountability Office report that encouraged officials to improve data collection and evaluation of agency telework and remote work.

In an executive order, President Trump is aiming to punish defense contractors that don’t deliver weapons quickly enough.

Defense stocks pay relatively high dividends, but there are alternative areas of the market for investors to consider if they want steady income.

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