Budget

Defense authorization deal expected this week

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Dec. 4, 2023.

Poll finds strong support for arming Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

A Reagan Institute poll found high public support for arming friendly U.S. countries and high military spending as Congress negotiates a giant aid package.

What to watch as Congress negotiates final defense policy bill

The path to an annual defense policy bill may be unusually tricky this year amid several different provisions in the House and Senate versions.

Congress passes stopgap funding bill, hampering Pentagon initiatives

Congress averted a shutdown with a second short-term funding bill, but the lack of a full budget is delaying Pentagon contracting and key initiatives.

NDIA’s Norquist explains the harm of a continuing resolution

How do temporary spending measures impact military suppliers? We ask that and more of the Pentagon’s former comptroller.

GOP hawks praise new House speaker amid Ukraine, budget uncertainty

The House elected Mike Johnson as the new speaker. He has the confidence of defense hawks, but GOP uncertainty remains over Ukraine aid and the budget.

US cybersecurity agency funding under fire from Sen. Rand Paul

The lawmaker says his legislation would "require CISA to come clean about its actions that violated the First Amendment."

Opinion

The Army needs a near-term strategy for the 2020s

The U.S. Army must close the munitions gap, improve the survivability of tanks and strengthen competencies within the electromagnetic spectrum.

US Army expects positive progress report toward clean audit in FY23

The Army is making progress and hopes the audit results this year will help achieve a clean audit of its general fund by FY27 — required by law.

Opinion

Congressional inaction damages both Ukrainian and US militaries

"We have enough funding authorities to meet Ukraine’s battlefield needs for just a little bit longer, but we need Congress to act."

Lawmakers mull Ukraine plans amid uncertainty after McCarthy ouster

Two Ukraine aid opponents want to become House speaker as the Senate leans toward passing a full-year aid package for Kyiv to last through the elections.

Can the US Navy save money by accepting the LCS as a sunk cost?

Decommissioning these ships early amounts to a loss of almost $7 billion based on analysis by Defense News.

McCarthy’s speakership threatened in part by defense bill

Democrats are invoking lingering resentment over the defense bill as one of their reasons for refusing to back McCarthy in his second speakership battle.

Pentagon warns Congress it’s running low on money to replenish weapons

The weapons include millions of rounds of artillery, rockets and missiles critical to Ukraine’s counteroffensive .

Congress avoids government shutdown, drops Ukraine aid

Congress passed a bipartisan short-term funding bill at the last minute after removing $6 billion in Ukraine assistance.

House passes a 45-day funding plan, sends it to Senate as clock ticks

With hours to go before the midnight deadline to fund the government, the Senate was also in for a rare weekend session and prepared to act next.