FY 2013 Intelligence Budget Justification

Also written as: Fiscal Year 2013 Congressional Budget Justification · the document · the budget · the FY 2013 budget document · the FY 2013 intelligence budget · the FY 2013 budget justification

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• No comparably detailed black budget document has been made public since 2013.

• The Washington Post withheld portions of the document after consulting officials over sensitive sources and methods.

• The Washington Post published a 178-page classified budget document on August 29, 2013, provided by Edward Snowden, breaking down the $52.6 billion fiscal year 2013 intelligence budget agency by agency and program.

• It remains the only time in American history the itemized black budget has ever become public.

• The document showed agencies acknowledging blind spots about Pakistan's nuclear arsenal, China's next generation fighter aircraft, and how Russia might respond to a terrorist attack.

• The FY 2013 intelligence budget document existed, was obtained and published by a major news organization, and confirmed capabilities and priorities the public had never been told about in specific terms.

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Origin: first recognised while reading The Only Time in History the Real US Intelligence Black Budget Became Public · 2026-09-15 01:31