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Defense Budget Request Grows 10 Percent Over Current CR Levels To $716 Billion

Monday, February 12th, 2018

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Defense Budget Request Grows 10 Percent Over Current CR Levels To $716 Billion

David Norquist, comptroller of the Department of Defense. (Army photo)

At just over $686 billion, the Department of Defense fiscal year 2019 budget request continues the military funding increases promised by the Trump administration in force structure, procurement and investment in future technologies.Including war funding, the budget is a $74.2 billion, or 10 percent, increase over the fiscal 2018 continuing resolution funding levels the department is currently operating under and a 13 percent increase over the enacted fiscal 2017 budget authorization.The base budget request is $617 billion. Overseas contingency operations (OCO),…

Congress

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Congress

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Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

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