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Nearly 9% Boost for Defense Spending Next Year
Under New Senate Plan
Senate Democrats on Thursday proposed a $792 billion defense spending package that would dramatically boost the White House’s military spending plans for fiscal 2023 but still didn’t total enough to satisfy congressional Republicans.

The Paradox of Scarcity in the Defense Budget of Largesse
Prioritizing is hard but necessary. American foreign and defense policymakers of all stripes have been unable to do so within strategy or the budget consistently for decades. The result is…

Challenges and Opportunities in the Defense Budget, with Todd Harrison
Join BENS for a conversation on Thursday, April 28 as we host Todd Harrison, Director, Defense Budget Analysis and the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International…

Business Executives for National Security Hosts Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks, and Other Senior Defense Officials, on DoD’s FY2023 Budget Request
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:April 12, 2022 Contact:Nate Thompson(202) 296-2125NThompson@bens.org Resources: Video Recording | DoD Press Release | DoD Photo Album WASHINGTON, DC—Business Executives for National Security (BENS)…