The Pentagon is expected to tap research and development money for a second time to fund paychecks for 1.3 million active-duty military members at the end of the month, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The Trump administration has also identified and detailed to congressional defense committees two further funding sources to pay Oct. 31 salaries, according to the two people who were briefed about the plan.
About $2.5 billion would come from $150 billion allocated for national security in the GOP’s landmark tax-and-spending bill, while another $1.4 billion would come from the Navy’s shipbuilding account, according the ...