A newly released analysis of Department of Defense spending showed that the Pentagon spent $93.4 billion in September 2025 as officials moved to exhaust their budget before the fiscal year deadline, drawing criticism over luxury purchases as the US entered a costly conflict with Iran.
According to a report by government watchdog Open The Books, the Department of Defense used the final month of the 2025 fiscal year to spend its remaining budget to avoid future funding cuts, a practice known as "use-it-or-lose-it". Open The Books called the spending "completely unacceptable," and said the $93 billion total was the highest September spending since at least 2008, Fox Los Angeles reported.
