{"id":46459,"date":"2022-01-09T20:43:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T20:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/01\/09\/new-in-2022-unfinished-budget-work-will-drag-into-february\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:27:19","slug":"new-in-2022-unfinished-budget-work-will-drag-into-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/budget\/2022\/01\/09\/new-in-2022-unfinished-budget-work-will-drag-into-february\/","title":{"rendered":"New in 2022: Unfinished budget work will drag into February"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

February will be a critical month not only for next year\u2019s defense spending plans, but also for the current fiscal year budget<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically, White House officials roll out their budget plans for the next fiscal year in mid-February, giving Congress the bulk of the year to debate funding levels and policy priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this year, the start of the work on the fiscal 2023 budget is likely to be overshadowed by the still incomplete fiscal 2022 budget. Even though the new fiscal year began Oct. 1, lawmakers still have failed to finalize a full-year spending plan, and likely won\u2019t do so until mid-February, when a temporary budget extension runs out.<\/p>\n\n\n\t