Read the Washington Post article about the IC’s “Black Budget“, the particulars leaked by Snowden. The budget article highlights what capabilities and systems get into the “black budget” and why they might be kept secret. These are different capabilities than the programmed development of systems but all the items are affected by the budget process and the long R & D pipeline that Berkowitz describes. Given the information about the R & D cycle, the acquisition process, and the long pipeline from idea to fielding, what do you see as obvious challenges to creating a budget, and having it scrubbed/sliced and diced in Congress, and eventually being passed as an authorization Bill?
Article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-secur…
