
President Donald Trump signed into law Dec. 22 a continuing resolution (CR) that will keep the federal government open until Jan. 19 and provide $4.7 billion in emergency funding for ballistic missile defense and Navy ship repairs.The Senate approved the CR (H.R. 1370) by a 66-32 vote late Dec. 21 following similar action in the House earlier in the day (Defense Daily, Dec. 21). The measure is the third consecutive CR for fiscal year 2018, which began Oct. 1. Sen.…