Dod Budget 2024 Status Today. The president's budget request for the department of defense sustains the president's commitment to invest in america's security and prepare for the threats and challenges of a. Defense fiscal year 2024 appropriations bill.

The senate appropriations committee on thursday approved its fiscal 2025 defense spending bill, funding the defense department at $852.2 billion, a 3.3% increase. Npr’s steve inskeep talks to thom shanker, director of the project for media and national security, about what’s in congress’ sprawling $886 billion defense spending bill.