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Budget

Biden Signs FY ‘24 Spending Package With $824.3 Billion Defense Bill, Shutdown Averted

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, March 25th, 2024

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Biden Signs FY ‘24 Spending Package With $824.3 Billion Defense Bill, Shutdown Averted

President Joe Biden addresses the nation on Oct. 19, 2023 on the U.S.' support to Ukraine and Israel. Photo: The White House.

President Biden on Saturday signed a spending package of the final six remaining fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills, including $824.3 billion for defense, averting a partial government shutdown. “The bipartisan funding bill I just signed keeps the government open, invests in the American people and strengthens our economy and national security. This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything it wanted,” Biden said in a statement. Facing a funding deadline at midnight on Friday, the House first…

Congress

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]

Congress

House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]