The federal budget deficit totaled $1. 4 trillion in the first nine months of fiscal year 2026, CBO estimates. That amount is $35 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year.
The federal budget deficit totaled $1.4 trillion in the first nine months of fiscal year 2026, CBO estimates. That amount is $35 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year.
CBO describes current methods to detect and counter small unmanned aircraft systems and estimates it would cost about $74 million to outfit a typical military installation with a layered defense and at least $5 million a year to support it.
