Pentagon says it obligated 97.5% of One Big Beautiful Bill funds
The gist
The Department of War says it obligated $148.5 billion of the $152.4 billion the law authorized.
A Boston judge also blocked a Medicaid rule tied to the same law.
How it unfolded
- Jul 4, 2025Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, funding government departments; for the Pentagon it acted as a multi-year funding mechanism that disrupted the NDAA (annual defense authorization) process.
- Oct 28, 2026The Department of War announced it had obligated 97.5% of OBBBA funds before the close of Fiscal Year 2026.
- Oct 29, 2026U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston blocked the administration's Medicaid work requirement rule forcing proof of medical frailty, a partial victory for 25 states and D.C. that sued in June over CMS (federal Medicaid agency) guidance linked to the law.