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CSBA: ‘Black’ spending doubled since 1995
BY: John T. Bennett, Defense News
07/30/2007

“The Pentagon’s 2008 spending blueprint seeks $31.9 billion for classified programs, substantially higher than the $19.1 billion the U.S. military was devoting to “black” initiatives in 2001, according to a new analysis.

“That’s 18 percent of the 2008 acquisition total of $176.8 billion, according to the July 25 analysis, compiled by Steven Kosiak of the Washington-based Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA).

“It includes $14.4 billion for procurement, 14 percent of the total; and $17.5 billion for research and development (R&D), or 23 percent of the total, the analysis said.

“The total black request for 2008 is down 1 percent from last year and 3 percent less than 2006 — but it does not include war-related funds, just monies sought in the spending request currently being sliced and diced on Capitol Hill.”

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