Foreign Policy

Trump sends Congress record high ‘black budget’ spy funding request

By Steven Nelson
Published February 27, 2018 6:57pm ET
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Trump sends Congress record high ‘black budget’ spy funding request
The Trump administration revealed Wednesday that the president is requesting $59.9 billion for non-military intelligence agencies and $21.2 billion for military intelligence in fiscal 2019. The non-military request covers the 16 members of the U.S. intelligence community, including the CIA and the National Security Agency, and is collectively known as the National Intelligence Program. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) | Evan Vucci

President Trump sent Congress the largest-ever publicly disclosed request for spy agency funding, the administration revealed Tuesday.

Details about the so-called “black budget” are slim, but Trump is requesting $59.9 billion for non-military intelligence agencies and $21.2 billion for military intelligence in fiscal 2019.

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