Pentagon to request $718B for FY-20

By Tony Bertuca / March 11, 2019 at 9:06 AM

The Pentagon will request a $718 billion budget for fiscal year 2020, with a $545 billion base budget, a $164 billion Overseas Contingency Operations account and a $9 billion "emergency fund" meant to "backfill" reprogrammed money for a wall on the southern border and hurricane relief, according to senior government officials.

The $718 billion Defense Department request is part of a $750 billion overall national security budget expected to be unveiled today by the White House Office of Management and Budget and briefed Tuesday at the Pentagon.

Meanwhile, senior defense officials are scheduled to testify about the budget request this week, including Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan, who will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.

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