Budget
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Congress
Biden 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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Congress
Defense 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 Defense
Biden 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/USMC
Luria 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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Budget
White 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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Budget
Senate 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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Budget
Senate 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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Budget
Senate 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 […]
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Budget
Senate Democratic Appropriations Bill Backs Coast Guard’s Polar Ships
Senate Democrats on Thursday released a proposed Homeland Security funding bill that would complete long-lead funding for a third new heavy polar icebreaker for the Coast Guard and fully fund […]
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Homeland Security
House Appropriators Approve $60.3 Billion Spending Bill For DHS
The House Appropriations Committee along party lines on June 24 approved a $60.3 billion discretionary spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security in fiscal year 2023, $3.6 billion more […]