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Anonymous ID: 72fe27 March 19, 2019, 7:27 p.m. No.5782884   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2893 >>3292 >>3487

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Pentagon Releases Secretive Military Intel Budget Request….

 

The Pentagon has requested $22.95 billion for highly-classified military intelligence activities in fiscal year 2020, an increase of $2.25 billion over the previous year, the Defense Department said in a two-line statement Monday.

 

The nearly $23 billion for the Military Intelligence Program (MIP) includes funding divided between the Pentagon's base budget and the separate account for Overseas Contingency Operations, which is not subject to spending caps under the Budget Control Act. DoD gave no breakdown on how much intel money went to the base budget or to OCO.

 

"The department determined that releasing this top line figure does not jeopardize any classified activities within the MIP," the DoD statement said. "No other MIP budget figures or program details will be released, as they remain classified for national security reasons."

 

The huge increase in OCO funding, from $69 billion to $165 billion in the overall defense budget request of $750 billion submitted by the White House and the Pentagon last week, have already come under fire in Congress, which will have the ultimate say on the final shape of the defense budget. The OCO account is designed to fund warfighting overseas, but the lion’s share of the requested increase for next year is programmed to augment the base defense budget instead.

 

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/03/18/pentagon-releases-secretive-military-intel-budget-request.html

Anonymous ID: 72fe27 March 19, 2019, 7:30 p.m. No.5782937   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>3067 >>3198 >>3487

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Spying for China: Former US intel officer, Army vet pleads guilty to attempted espionage.

 

A former Defense Intelligence Agency officer and U.S. Army veteran pleaded guilty Friday to attempting to steal and deliver military secrets to the Chinese government, Department of Justice officials announced.

 

Ron Rockwell Hansen, 59, was arrested by the FBI in June as he was trying to board a flight for China. The agency said he had been approached by Chinese intelligence agents in 2014, and received not less than $800,000 in funds originating from China as compensation for transmitting U.S. national secrets.

 

“This case drives home the troubling reality of insider threats and that current and former clearance holders will be targeted by our adversaries," Special Agent in Charge Barnhart said in a statement after the arrest.

 

Hansen pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City. He is a resident of Syracuse, Utah. The plea deal Hansen agreed to stipulated a 180-month sentence, pending court approval, DoJ officials said in their announcement.

-Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 24.

 

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/03/18/spying-for-china-former-us-intel-officer-army-vet-pleads-guilty-to-attempted-espionage/

Anonymous ID: 72fe27 March 19, 2019, 7:33 p.m. No.5783003   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>3088 >>3198 >>3327 >>3487

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Video: Defense News Weekly full episode: March 17, 2019.

Get caught up to date with the latest..

And a great link to bookmark for the future too. Arrr.

 

On this edition, we'll speak with NATO's senior military official, hear from the head of DARPA, and get the details on the 2020 defense budget.

 

https://www.navytimes.com/video/2019/03/18/defense-news-weekly-full-episode-march-17-2019/

Anonymous ID: 72fe27 March 19, 2019, 7:39 p.m. No.5783109   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>3198 >>3487

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Congressman Advocates To Open Space Force Command Center In La.

 

Republican Congressman Ralph Abraham recently sent a letter to President Trump urging him to consider Louisiana as the home for a proposed Space Force headquarters. He commended the president for his efforts to advance the U.S. Space Command, and expressed his support for additional defense funding in the president’s recent budget proposal.

 

Abraham said Louisiana is the “ideal location” for a Space Force headquarters, because the state has a strong relationship with both the Air Force and NASA. The congressman proposed the Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City as the new site. He also noted NASA’s existing Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, which has contributed to the nation’s space program for years.

 

https://www.oann.com/congressman-advocates-to-open-space-force-command-center-in-la/