The Defense Department is warning Congress that a host of national security programs will be damaged if lawmakers fail to pass a fiscal year 2023 spending bill and opt for a long-term, stopgap continuing resolution. The current CR, which expires Dec. 16, locks DOD’s budget at previous-year levels and prohibits new spending on weapon systems and production increases. “Under a full-year CR, 192 new programs and projects cannot be started within the procurement and research and development titles, and production...
