The U.S. Defense Department Still Hides Its Intelligence Spending

Intelligence Spending, Still Buried Deep In Budget -- Washington Post

Don’t hold your breath waiting for Congress to follow up on a recommendation from Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to separate the budget for the National Intelligence Program — which funds the CIA and other intelligence agencies — from the Defense Department budget.

Intelligence spending has always been hidden in the Defense Department. Clapper’s plan would, at a minimum, reduce the defense budget and provide a measure of transparency into the country’s real defense costs. The plan could also strengthen Clapper’s hand as director of national intelligence.

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My Comment: An interesting summary on the political turf war over intelligence spending .... a turf war in which the Pentagon is still able to keep its own budget.