DOD has no issue securing funds no matter what they are squawking about in congress. For example, they ran a secret war in Cambodia during the Vietnam war that only came to light after a leak. I imagine there are probably hundreds or thousands of such campaigns we will never learn of.

I think it is more likely that they are trying to divert our attention from something.

Lol they don't need to ask for funding for the military, they just get it.