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ALERT: DoD Budget Out Today

By Colin Clark Thursday, May 7th, 2009 7:41 am
Posted in Policy, Rumors

Look for coverage from us throughout the day of the defense budget rollout. Christian, Greg and I will attend the briefings below. For those who are helplessly addicted to technology I’ll be sending out Twitters when possible. Our Twitter call sign is, not surprisingly, dodbuzz. For those who don’t know the Pentagon well, phone reception inside the building is very spotty so I’ll send when there is a signal.

Rumors from Capitol Hill and the building indicate there are more budget surprises coming — namely program cuts. No specifics are available yet beyond the one budget story we broke — Space Radar funding is gone in favor of the classified electro-optical spy satellite system recently approved by President Obama. We’ll see.

Here’s the official DoD announcement:

DoD to Conduct Briefs for Fiscal 2010 Budget Request

Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Robert Hale, and Vice Adm. Steve Stanley, director, force structure, resources and assessment, Joint Staff, will conduct a briefing at 12:30 p.m. EST, May 7, in the Department of Defense (DoD) Briefing Room, Pentagon 2E973, to discuss President Obama’s fiscal 2010 budget submission to the Congress.

Following the DoD budget request overview, representatives from the military services will also conduct briefs and answer questions as follows:

Army (1:30 – 2:30 p.m.): Remain in the DoD Briefing Room, Pentagon 2E973

Air Force (1:30 – 2:30 p.m.): Pentagon Room 4E869

Navy and Marine Corps (2:30 – 3:30 p.m.): Pentagon Room 2E973

Missile Defense Agency (3:30 – 4:30 p.m.): Pentagon Room 2E973

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	Recon-Team May 7th, 2009 at 9:02 am Great… more budget cuts. Thanks for aiding national security Obama.
	Curious FCS Worker May 7th, 2009 at 11:20 am What stage is the budget at? Is this Obama’s budget proposal that is now going to Congress?
	Colin Clark May 7th, 2009 at 3:48 pm Curious, This is the official presentation of the first defense budget of the Obama administration.
	Interested May 18th, 2009 at 1:00 pm Is the budget still in Congress? I thought I read that it had been approved.
	Colin Clark May 18th, 2009 at 3:09 pm Interested, The budget is proposed to Congress by the president and his departments. Congress then considers the budget and approves the spending and authorization bills, which govern how much is spent and the policies that guide that spending. When the spending — or appropriation — bills are passed they then go to the president, who must decide whether to sign them or veto them.