It is believed the referenced funding ties in to this $1,000,000 NASA program, posted in the Congressional record in January of 2017.

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Each year, government agencies submit an annual “Congressional Budget Justification” book that outlines the programs and projects for that agency, and justifies the budget that they are requesting.

For some agencies, they are easy to obtain. For others? Not so much.

Below is a growing archive of different agencies, and their respective years.

Declassified Documents

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

 National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Congressional Budget Justification – 2018 – Denied IN FULL, I appealed and lost. This is the entire case file for the FOIA case and appeal [45  Pages, 3.4MB]
 National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Congressional Budget Justification – 2015-2016 – Denied IN FULL, I appealed and lost. This is the entire case file for the FOIA case and appeal [22  Pages, 2.3MB]
 National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Congressional Budget Justification – 2014 [536 Pages, 61.0MB]
 National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Congressional Budget Justification – 2013 [258 Pages, 39.2MB]
 National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Congressional Budget Justification – 2010 [118 Pages, 4.8MB] – The 2010 document was received by Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). In 2016, I requested a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) of the extensive redactions, but was denied. The only record they will release, is the one released in 2010. I requested the case processing notes, which are available  here [118 Pages, 4.8MB].
 National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Congressional Budget Justification – 1996 – Denied IN FULL, I appealed and lost. This is the entire case file for the FOIA case and appeal [44 Pages, 3.7MB]

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The Congress and the President charged the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to oversee and direct the implementation of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and lead an integrated and effective Intelligence Community {IC) that provides high-quality, timely, and objective intelligence. The Community Management Account (CMA) is the primary account within the National Intelligence Program (NIP) that provides the resources required to support the DNI’s activities to oversee the IC and lead intelligence integration. CMA resources advance intelligence integration and unification of the IC by enabling development of IC-wide capabilities, policies, and improvements in areas such as information technology management, security, human capital management, and language training; and investments in research and technology. CMA resources also enable the activities of the Office of the DNI (ODNI) and permit the DNI to effectively and efficiently execute statutory and other mandated responsibilities.

The FY 2014 CMA budget request supports the DNI mission to continue to lead intelligence integration, forging an IC that delivers the most insightful intelligence possible. The continuing rapid pace of growth in communications technology is causing a virtual collapse of time and distance among the peoples of the world. Instant communications and exchange of information are changing the dynamics of human interaction and relationships. The ODNI will continue to establish policies and provide strategic oversight of NIP activities in the collection, analysis. acquisition, research and technology, resource management, human capital, and infrastructure arenas. Consequently. integration of intelligence will remain the organizing principle to meet the needs of our customers effectively and efficiently and ensure increased security for our Nation. We will focus our priorities and chart the course forward by taking into account the evolving and increasingly complex global environment in which we operate.

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 National Intelligence Program, FY 2014 Congressional Budget Justification, April 2013 [276 pages, 34.1MB]

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I was curious how much some agencies spent, in regards to advertising on social networks.  So, in October of 2016, I filed to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for records pertaining to this, and was surprised to see a huge influx in spending in 2015 compared to the other years released.

According to the SSA’s website:

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 Social Security Administration Social Network Spending, 2013-2016 [3 Pages, 1.1MB]

https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/ssa/SSA-SocialNetworkAds-2013-2016.pdf

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On March 3, 2017, I requested the Congressional Budget Justification document for FY2018.

Some agencies have not completed their document, but many claim they are posting them publicly when they are available.  However, on March 15, 2017, I received what I believe is a denial to the request. It is a bit unclear what they are referring to, but they do cite FOIA Exemption (b)(5), claiming the information is “Privileged communications within or between agencies, including those protected by the: ‘1. Deliberative Process Privilege (provided the records were
created less than 25 years before the date on which they were requested.’)”

A segment of the response can be seen here:

It is a bit unclear to what “unique” year in the budget world they are referring to.

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 Army Denies Access to Congressional Budget Justification citing “… the unique FY17 and FY18 year in the budget world” [5 Pages, 1.8MB]

https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/army/ARMY-Budget2018-Denial.pdf

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The following document is the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Congressional Budget Justification for the year 2013.

Although previously released a few years ago, the NRO took a couple of years to process my request. After attempting to charge me fees for the document, I appealed based on the fact that it would be of great public interest, and was GRANTED the fee waiver (a rare FOIA victory!)

So, in July of 2016, the NRO released the document to me. I was surprised to see the document was considerably much more lengthy then previous releases (at least, those that I have seen), and the document had another pass by the NRO on its review, adding citations for the redactions (which did not exist in prior releases) and seemingly releasing more if it.

You can download the document below:

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Congressional Budget Justification – 2013

 National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Congressional Budget Justification – 2013 [258 Pages, 39.2MB]

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