{"id":55761,"date":"2019-10-24T20:42:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T20:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/10\/24\/pentagon-black-intel-funding-dropped-in-fy19\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:06:18","slug":"pentagon-black-intel-funding-dropped-in-fy19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2019\/10\/24\/pentagon-black-intel-funding-dropped-in-fy19\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon\u2019s black intel funding dropped in FY19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Pentagon\u2019s secret intelligence fund dropped in fiscal 2019, the first time in three years the black budget did not increase year over year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2018\/10\/31\/pentagon-announces-top-line-budget-for-classified-intelligence-programs\/\" target=_blank>Military Intelligence Program<\/a>, or MIP, budget for FY19, including the base budget and overseas contingency operations account, was $21.5 billion, the Pentagon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/Newsroom\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/1997961\/department-of-defense-releases-2019-military-intelligence-program-budget\/source\/GovDelivery\/\" target=_blank>revealed<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MIP funding went as high as $27 billion in FY10, but by FY15 it hit a low point for the decade at $16.6 billion, according to numbers maintained by Avascent Analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But starting in FY16, the MIP had three straight years of growth, going from $17.7 billion in FY16, to $18.5 billion in FY17 and $22.1 billion in FY18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a 2018 <a 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a two-paragraph statement announcing the FY19 number, the Pentagon noted that the funding \u201cis aligned to support the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2018\/01\/19\/national-defense-strategy-released-with-clear-priority-stay-ahead-of-russia-and-china\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Defense Strategy<\/a>.\u201d That may be an indication that MIP was cut slightly as funds were redirected from the long-running conflicts in the Middle East toward other priorities meant to combat China and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is possible the MIP will grow in the coming year, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/federal-budget\/2019\/03\/18\/dod-requests-almost-23-billion-for-key-intel-account\/\" target=_blank>Pentagon had requested<\/a> $22.95 billion for FY20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After three years of growth, the Military Intelligence Program took a step 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