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Boris Zilberman, director of public policy and strategy at the CUFI Action Fund, said that the way things are in Congress at the moment, it may be risky to pin all hopes on an omnibus spending bill passing because such agreement may not be reachable.

Biden administration warns of drastic impacts if Congress resorts to another continuing resolution.

Chief Of Naval Operations Admiral Michael M. Gilday issued a stark warning to lawmakers about the dangers of funding the military under continuing resolutions, testifying that the lack of a stable and predictable budget will harm the Navy's ability to confront adversaries, such as China and Russia.

The Pentagon's comptroller told lawmakers, under a full-year CR, the Pentagon would lose an estimated $24 billion in purchasing power overall.

In Wednesday testimony to lawmakers, service leaders decry what would be a record-breaking continuing resolution.

Executive branch reforms can go only so far, however. Much of the dysfunction stems from appropriations restrictions. CRs make these problems worse, but addressing the root causes elsewhere would make CRs far less problematic.

The service chiefs are concerned about ripple effects on service members and their families if lawmakers punt on federal funding.

A House subcommittee will hold a hearing Jan. 12 on continuing resolutions and their impact on the defense budget.

The federal government’s human resources agency is still dealing with budget shortfalls arising from moving background checks to the Defense Department,...

More money for resources and a helping hand for contractors are just a few incentives.