DOD Won't Issue Details When Bush Budget is Submitted

By Thomas Duffy / February 20, 2001 at 5:00 AM
The Defense Department will not release details on its spending request this month when President Bush sends Congress his fiscal year 2002 budget, a DOD spokeswoman told InsideDefense.com . Bush will send Congress his budget outline for FY-02 next Tuesday, after which he will address a joint session of Congress. The president is expected to offer the FY-02 defense budget request the Clinton administration laid out before leaving office, a plan that calls for a $14 billion increase above FY-01...

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