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In a break from tradition, Congress passed a full-year continuing resolution (CR) to fund the Department of Defense for Fiscal Year 2025, a move that provides new-start authority but hinders …
Congress Scales Back Ambitions in Final FY25 Defense Deal Read More
Momentum is growing in Washington for a year-long continuing resolution (CR) that would run through the remainder of FY25, which ends September 30. FY25 began on October 1, 2024, but …
Momentum Grows for Year-Long Continuing Resolution Read More
U.S. lawmakers passed yet another stopgap spending bill that would avert a partial government shutdown this weekend. The deadline to pass a final FY24 budget was pushed to March 8 …
Congress Delays FY24 DoD Budget Again, Raising Fears of a Year-Long Continuing Resolution Read More
The U.S. is facing yet another potential government shutdown at the end of the week. The government is already operating under its third continuing resolution of the year, which keeps …
Another Budget Deadline Approaches in Washington Read More
To say the U.S. FY24 budget process has been tumultuous would be an understatement. In addition to the commonplace continuing resolutions that are needed to avoid shutdowns when Congress is …
A Preview of FY24 U.S. Congressional Defense Budget Negotiations Read More
Congress has passed the third continuing resolution of the 2024 fiscal year, which will keep the government operating at FY23 levels until lawmakers are able to finalize a complete budget …
Congress Extends Pentagon Budget Deadline to March 8 Read More
Budget delays persist in Washington, and lawmakers are now working on a third stopgap spending measure to prevent a partial government shutdown Friday. A new continuing resolution was unveiled Sunday …
U.S. Defense Spending Bill Faces Additional Delays Read More
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has warned Congress of the damage a full-year continuing resolution would have on the U.S. military. The military has been operating at …
Joint Chiefs Chairman Urges Congress to Avoid a Full-Year Continuing Resolution Read More
Congress passed a new continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown tonight, but the legislation locks the Department of Defense at reduced funding levels into early 2024. The unique spending …
Congress Kicks the Can on FY24 Appropriations, Prolonging DoD Funding Shortfalls Read More
Falcon 9 launches the GPS III Space Vehicle 05 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, June 17, 2021. The Space Force finds itself …
Space Force Faces Disruptions Under Stopgap Spending Bill Read More