Guard deployment to Washington into 2029 will cost roughly $1.4B, estimate shows0

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• August 4, 2026

WASHINGTON — The extension of the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. until January 2029 will cost roughly $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate provided to Congress. The figure offers a glimpse of how much taxpayer money will be spent on a deployment that has been criticized by local officials as an infringement