Biden administration seeks USD 715 bn defence budget to deter China, Russia ANI | Updated: Apr 09, 2021 23:23 IST
Washington DC [US], April 9 (ANI): US PresidentJoe Biden has asked Congress to provide USD 715 billion for the defence budget to deter Russia and China, the White House said. The President s 2022 discretionary request includes USD 715 billion for DOD, the White House said in its initial budget request for discretionary spending on Friday.
The discretionary request prioritises the need to counter the threat from China as the Department s top challenge. The Department would also seek to deter destabilizing behaviour by Russia, the document said. Leveraging the Pacific Deterrence Initiative and working together with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, DOD would ensure that the United States builds the concepts, capabilities, and posture necessary to meet these challenges
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The 1.5 trillion budget would give the Technology Modernization Fund and CISA big increases as well as launch new advanced research projects agencies.
President Joe Biden sent his first discretionary funding request to Congress Friday, outlining a $1.5 trillion spending roadmap that includes cash infusions to the Technology Modernization Fund and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as well as “$750 million as a reserve for Federal agency information technology enhancements.”
This outline, released Friday, previews a fuller proposal coming this spring and includes $769 billion in non-defense discretionary spending a 16% increase from what was enacted in fiscal year 2021, according to the request t
By Adam Mazmanian
The Biden administration released a $1.5 trillion budget request for fiscal year 2022, which tilts spending more toward civilian, non-defense programs than had been the case in the Trump administration.
The topline or skinny budget contains $769 billion in non-defense spending and $753 billion in national defense programs. Non-defense spending is slated to rise 16% over 2021 levels, while defense spending remains basically flat at $753 billion.
The Defense Department budget request is $715 billion, with no separate budget line for the Overseas Contingency Account with the budget instead including war funding in the base budget – something touted as a significant reform in the budget request document from Shalanda Young, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget.
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