The fiscal year 2018 budget blueprint released the morning of March 16 featured, as expected, a $54 billion boost in defense spending, but it also trims NASA’s budget by roughly 1 percent, according to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney.Mulvaney told reporters March 15 the federal government’s overall budget would not add to the deficit, which he said would total $480 billion for FY ‘18. The additional $54 billion for defense, he said, would result in $54…
DoD Budget Features $54 Billion Boost, NASA Budget Reduced By One Percent
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Rich Abott
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