About this episode

The episode discusses the Defense Department's expenditure of at least $2.6 billion on southern border operations since fiscal 2025.

The Defense Department has spent at least $2.6 billion on southern border operations since the beginning of fiscal 2025. It used multiple funding mechanisms to support the mission, including using money set aside for military construction projects and service members’ permanent change of station moves. In fiscal 2025, the Pentagon provided support to the Department of Homeland Security on a non-reimbursable basis. DoD said that approximately $305 million in support provided to DHS in fiscal 2026 is eligible for reimbursement.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• military spending
• border operations
• Department of Defense
• fiscal policy
• government funding

Keywords

• southern border
• DoD
• fiscal 2025
• funding mechanisms
• DHS support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Defense Department, Department of Homeland Security

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