In First Disclosure Of Overall Figure, U.S. Intelligence Budget At $80 Billion

Intelligence Spending At Record $80.1 Billion In First Disclosure Of Overall Figure -- Washington Post

The government announced Thursday that it had spent $80.1 billion on intelligence activities over the past 12 months, disclosing for the first time not only the amount spent by civilian intelligence agencies but also by the military.

The so-called National Intelligence Program, run by the CIA and other agencies that report to the Director of National Intelligence, cost $53.1 billion in fiscal 2010, which ended Sept. 30, while the Military Intelligence Program cost an additional $27 billion.

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