Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Senator Patty Murray and Sentaor Susan Collins on the conclusion of testimony on the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on May 16, 2023. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)
Congressional appropriators early Thursday morning unveiled their final $824.3 billion fiscal yr 2024 defense appropriations bill, which incorporates a compromise to fund six of the Pentagon’s multi-year munitions requests and over $200 million for the department’s…