Pentagon seeks intel budget boost

(Editor's note: This post was removed after it was initially uploaded due to an error in the Defense Department's statement. DOD has corrected the error and this blog has been re-posted unchanged from its original form.)

The Pentagon is requesting a military intelligence program budget of $20.7 billion for fiscal year 2018, an increase above the $16.8 billion it requested for FY-17, though Congress enacted $18.5 billion for FY-17.

The totals include Overseas Contingency Operations funding, according to the Defense Department statement.

"The department determined that releasing this top line figure does not jeopardize any classified activities within the MIP," according to a Monday DOD statement. "No other MIP budget figures or program details will be released, as they remain classified for national security reasons."