Budget
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CongressFinal FY ‘23 Omnibus Includes $858 Billion in Defense Spending, $45 Billion In More Ukraine Aid
Lawmakers early Tuesday morning released final appropriations bills for fiscal year 2023, to include $858 billion in national defense spending and plans for $45 billion in funds to continue assisting […]
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CongressCongress Eliminates Funding For Proposed Coast Guard Commercial Polar Icebreaker
The bipartisan Omnibus funding bill introduced early Tuesday morning would cut a proposed $150 million for the Coast Guard to purchase and crew a commercially-available vessel that would meet the […]
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CongressBiden Set To Sign $858 Billion FY ‘23 NDAA, One-Week CR As Congress Aims To Finish Appropriations
President Biden is set to sign the final $858 billion fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as well as a one-week stopgap funding bill, after the Senate passed […]
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CongressDefense Secretary Austin Urges Congress To Pass FY ‘23 Spending Bills, Cites CR Impacts
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is urging Congress to pass full spending bills before the end of 2022, telling lawmakers that operating under a continuing resolution (CR) reduces the Pentagon’s topline […]
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Missile DefenseBiden Administration Opposes Missile Defense Systems Provisions In Senate Defense Bill
The White House recently announced it “strongly opposes” several provisions related to the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) and hypersonic missile defense in the Senate’s fiscal year 2023 defense authorization […]
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Navy/USMCLuria Says DoD Topline Process Blocking Bigger Navy
A top House Armed Services Committee member this week argued the Defense Department’s top line budget process that divides funding among the services constrains the ability of the Navy to […]
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BudgetWhite House’s CR Request Calls For $11.7 Billion To Aid Ukraine, Including $7.1 Billion For DoD Efforts
The White House has requested Congress include $11.7 billion in aid for Ukraine in any stopgap funding legislation to keep the government after the end of the fiscal year, specifically […]
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BudgetSenate Appropriators Propose Handsome Boost To CISA, In Line With House Committee
Senate appropriators are recommending a nearly $3 billion budget for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in fiscal year 2023, essentially the same amount as House appropriators have proposed, […]
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BudgetSenate Defense Appropriations Bill Adds $4 Billion To Navy Shipbuilding
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s fiscal year 2023 defense appropriations bill, released July 28, adds $4 billion over the Navy’s request in shipbuilding. The Navy requested about $17.9 billion in shipbuilding […]
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BudgetSenate Dem Appropriators Release $850 Billion FY ‘23 Defense Spending Proposal, Face GOP Pushback
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday released its plan to spend $850 million on defense-related programs in fiscal year 2023, to include $792.1 billion for the Pentagon, while the proposal […]