Slush funds, secrets and splurges: How Pentagon budgets keep getting bigger

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<p>‘Despite prece e te levels of f i g, the US Departme t of Defe se says it is ot getti g e o gh mo ey. Fig ri g o t how it is all bei g spe t is ext to impossible, as the Pe tago is the o ly gover me t age cy able to pass a a it.</p>
<p>At $602 billio , military spe i g acco te for 16 perce t of the fe eral b get last year, a 54 perce t of the “ iscretio ary spe i g” co trolle by Co gress every year, accor i g to GovTrack. Depe i g o the fi al provisio s, the 2017 Natio al Defe se A thorizatio Act (NDAA) will f the Pe tago to the t e of a ywhere betwee $602 a $610 billio .’</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/ sa/344985-pe tago -secret-b get-hart g/? tm_so rce=browser& tm_me i m=aplicatio _chrome& tm_campaig =chrome" target="_bla k">Rea more: Sl sh f s, secrets a spl rges: How Pe tago b gets keep getti g bigger</a></p>