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The Coast Guard’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024 offers a solid increase to the service’s operations and support (O&S) account, which has been a point of emphasis, while spending on acquisition would fall. The budget proposal for O&S is $10.2 billion, 5 percent more than the $9.7 billion Congress enacted in FY ’23 and 12 percent above the $9.2 billion appropriated in FY ’22. After pushing its acquisition agenda as the top priority for a decade or more,…
