Inside Defense obtains key budget documents

Inside Defense recently obtained a cache of budget documents detailing Pentagon acquisition decisions and various appeals to Congress that would increase funding in some areas, but reduce it in others.

The Defense Department's requests for increased missile defense and surveillance capability come amid increased tensions with North Korea:

DOD seeks to transfer $416M to missile defense to cover North Korean threat

DOD seeks $5M for classified program in account aimed at countering mobile nukes

DOD seeks funds for classified ballistic missile defense efforts in the Pacific

DOD wants $50M transfer to develop commercial-based, synthetic aperture radar satellite

Army looks to reprogram $14.8 million for space, missile defense

Meanwhile, ongoing operations in the Middle East are driving transfer requests to purchase additional munitions:

DOD sends Congress $414M transfer request for munitions, classified programs

Pentagon seeks to transfer $187M for new munitions buys

The department also sent Congress a request to reprogram military intelligence funding:

Pentagon aims to shift millions in military intelligence program funding

Other significant reprogramming requests include:

Defense Department seeks reprogramming for small UAS, EUCOM needs

Army aims to reprogram funds for SFAB communications capability