With a month left before funding for the federal agencies expires under a continuing resolution, David Berteau feels somewhat good about the chances of a fiscal 2023 budget deal.
But there’s still a lot riding on the budget outcome even beyond its Dec. 16 deadline, the Professional Services Council president and CEO said Thursday at the Baird Government & Defense Conference.
“I think we’ve got 3-1 odds, maybe more than that, that Congress will pass a FY2023 appropriations package in December for the rest of the fiscal year,” said Berteau. “There’s general agreement already on the defense number. There’s almost nobody who’s thinking about it from a national security point of view that disputes the need for more money there.”… Read the full article here.
