“Black Budget” Summary Details U.S. Spy Network’s Successes, Failures and Objectives

News Report · Barton Gellman and Greg Miller, The Washington Post · August 29, 2013

The Washington Post's 2013 report on the classified intelligence budget leaked by Edward Snowden: $52.6 billion for fiscal 2013.

The $52.6 billion "black budget" for fiscal 2013, obtained by The Washington Post from former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, maps a bureaucratic and operational landscape that has never been subject to public scrutiny.

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The Washington Post's 2013 report on the classified intelligence budget leaked by Edward Snowden: $52.6 billion for fiscal 2013.

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