DOD budget authority hits $2.63 trillion for fiscal 2026

Federal spending data shows the Department of Defense ended fiscal year 2026 on September 30 with $2.63 trillion in budget authority, up from $2.58 trillion three months earlier.

Caleb Mbeki

Planetary Science Reporter

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Stands on 3 first-party readings of USASpending.gov, not reporting.

The Department of Defense closed fiscal year 2026 with $2.63 trillion in budget authority as of September 30, up from $2.58 trillion on June 30, according to federal spending data.^[1]