DOD seeks $686B in FY-19; $617B in base budget with big modernization boost

By Jason Sherman Tony Bertuca / February 14, 2018 at 8:16 PM
The Trump administration Monday unveiled the outlines of a $686 billion budget for the Defense Department in fiscal year 2019 that includes a $20 billion placeholder for military spending increases set as part of the recent two-year budget deal. The new request includes a $617 billion base budget request and would propel modernization increases by more than $28 billion. In an unusual budget rollout, DOD published inaccurate documents detailing a budget request that the White House Office of Management and...

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