Latest "Budget"
Republicans will again try to slash defense secretary’s salary to $1
Democratic lawmakers have blasted the salary reductions as unrealistic and petty.
Federal pay raise would cool under Biden’s 2025 budget request
Even under Biden, raises have come short of what some lawmakers and federal unions have argued is appropriate.
Tech maturing too fast for multiyear drone buys, Army’s Bush says
Locking in on the same drone year after year may not make sense amid rapidly changing circumstances, he said.
Veterans Affairs gets 13% budget boost under White House FY25 request
Veterans Affairs programs would get another significant bump in fiscal 2025 under the budget request released by President Joe Biden on Monday.
Pentagon unveils $850 billion budget request amid spending uncertainty
The FY25 budget trims the Pentagon's procurement accounts to fit inside spending caps required in last year's debt-ceiling deal.
Biden budget proposal for a second term offers tax breaks, price caps
The government would spend $7.3 trillion next fiscal year and borrow $1.8 trillion to cover the shortfall from tax receipts.
By Josh Boak
White House set to release next year’s budget plans on Monday
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 11, 2024.
Biden signs bills with money for fed firefighters, air traffic hires
Lawmakers are still negotiating a second package of six bills, including defense, in an effort to have all federal agencies funded by a March 22 deadline.
Missile Defense Agency won’t brief public on budget request
The Missile Defense Agency director says he is working on a way to share the organization's budget details in lieu of its usual Pentagon rollout.
By Jen Judson