Washington Post - The Black Budget lyrics

$52.6 billion The Black Budget Covert action. Surveillance. Counterintelligence. The U.S. “black budget” spans over a dozen agencies that make up the National Intelligence Program. Funding the intelligence program The CIA, NSA and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) receive more than 68 percent of the black budget. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Program's (NGP) budget has grown over 100 percent since 2004. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY $14.7 billion NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY $10.8 billion NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE $10.3 billion NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM $4.9 billion GENERAL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM $4.4 billion JUSTICE DEPARTMENT $3.0 billion The top five agencies, by spending Central Intelligence Agency Collect, an*lyze, evaluate, disseminate foreign intelligence and conduct covert operations. National Security Agency Protect the government's information systems and intercept foreign signals intelligence information. National Reconnaissance Office Design, build, and operate the nation's signals and imagery reconnaissance satellites. National Geospatial-Intelligence Program Generate and provide imagery and map-based intelligence, which is used for national security, U.S. military operations, navigation and humanitarian aid efforts. General Defense Intelligence Program Provide a**essments of foreign military intentions and capabilities to policymakers and military commanders. Conduct human and technical intelligence collection, document and media management. Four main spending categories Top secret spending can be divided into four main categories: data collection, data processing and exploitation, data an*lysis and management, facilities and support. The CIA and NRO are heavy on data collection while the NSA and NGP focus on data processing and exploitation as well as auxiliary functions like management, facilities and support. CIA NSA NRO NGP GDIP DOJ DATA COLLECTION EXPENSES DATA an*lYSIS MANAGEMENT, FACILITIES AND SUPPORT DATA PROCESSING AND EXPLOITATION Funding five mission objectives $20.1 billion Warning U.S. leaders about critical events Warn policymakers, military and civilian authorities of threats, such as economic instability, state failure, societal unrest and emergence of regional powers. $17.2 Combating terrorism Monitor and disrupt violent extremists and suspected terrorist groups that plot to inflict harm to the U.S., its interests and allies. $6.7 Stopping spread of illicit weapons Prevent the proliferation of weapons of ma** destruction. $4.3 Conducting cyber operations Prevent cyber intrusions and proliferation of weapons of ma** destruction. $3.8 Defending against foreign espionage Detect attempts by adversaries to penetrate U.S. government.