Defense Budget
Funding on ‘fumes:’ The Pentagon is nearly out of money to replace weapons sent to Ukraine
DOD preps a last request after Republican lawmakers reject the White House’s $61.4 billion aid bill.
Budgetary limbo could cost the Navy Department $26B in missing or ‘misaligned’ funds
Comptroller lays out the price of a full-year continuing resolution if Congress can’t pass a 2024 budget.
Senate preps short-term funding measure, but House remains on path to shutdown
The lower body's GOP leaders continue to pursue deep cuts to that stand no chance across Capitol Hill or in the White House.
Shutdown looms despite House GOP claims of progress toward spending plan
Confidence in a new short-term funding proposal was short-lived on Thursday.
Navy’s plans for three new submarines could be held up by budget drama
Secretary Del Toro has also directed an initiative to find efficiencies within new budget caps.
Budget delays could ‘slow roll’ Air Force’s digital infrastructure plans
In early 2024, the service plans to launch cloud-based command and control technologies in three undisclosed locations.
Uncertainty at the top blurs Marine Corps’ work on 2025 budget
Like the Army and Navy, the Corps is without a confirmed chief, thanks to a GOP senator’s hold.
Congress has 11 days to pass 12 funding bills—and that's not likely
A former deputy director of the CBO expects a shutdown—of possibly record-breaking length.
The Pentagon may be too busy to fix its half-century-old budget process, reform group says
The congressional panel looking at the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution system has interim recommendations—and doubts about their implementability.
Congress may stymie Air Force plan to start retiring F-15Es
The service aims to save $2.9 billion by getting rid of 119 fighter jets.
Here’s how to fix the Pentagon’s CAPE office
The changes must go to the heart of the operation.
Don’t Kill CAPE
The storied Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office is invaluable to the Pentagon. Three former directors explain why.
Spend More on Defense? Let’s Focus on Spending Better
The leaders of Congress’ National Defense Strategy commission lay out their priorities.
More than Half of the Pentagon’s Major Arms Efforts Are Late, GAO Finds
The watchdog urges the military to better follow commercial practices.
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