Lawmakers last night released a bipartisan omnibus appropriations bill that would provide $858 billion in total defense spending for fiscal year 2023, exceeding President Biden's request by $45 billion. The bill also includes an additional $45 billion in
Such requests may take the form of an earmark (i.e., a Community Project Funding Item or Congressionally Directed Spending Item for an RDT&E activity or MILCON project in their district or state); funding for a specific program or activity; or language in a bill or report that directs ...
Defense-Spending Bill in Senate Takes Aim at For-Profit CollegesBy Kelly Field
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy again failed Thursday to get Republican support for a defense spending bill as the possibility of a government shutdown on Oct. 1 appears to grow. Scott MacFarlane has the latest.Sept 22, 2023 Facebook Email ...
U.S. defense spending bill gets final OK: Biometrics are part of large military appropriations listKARIN FISCHER
Defense One Radio, Ep. 152: Behind the rise in global defense spending, Part 1: Russia Russia is spending as much on its military as it did in the 1980s. How sustainable is that? Ben Watson May 17, 2024 B-2 that caught fire in 2022 won’t be fixed, Air Force confirms ...
The NDAA is an authorization bill that sets policy and recommends funding levels, but does not actually provide any money. That is the province of appropriators. However, in the case of defense spending, authorizers and appropriators are often on the same page at least on total funding if not...
“This bill goes a long way to fixing that.”Advertisement: The bill sets key Pentagon policy that lawmakers will attempt to fund through a follow-up appropriations bill. The overall spending tracks the numbers established in a 2023 agreement that then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached with...
Senate Clears $271 Billion Defense Spending Bill;Nunn Attacks Grants for Museums, ResearchHelen Dewar
The Senate voted 83-11 to pass the fiscal year 2023 defense authorization bill, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law. The topline of the 4,400-page bill supports $858 billion in national defense spending, which is $45 billion above the amount Biden initiall...