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Pentagon Pushes Back Against Requirement for Unclassified Database of Spending Plans

Pentagon Pushes Back Against Requirement for Unclassified Database of Spending Plans
An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) on May 14, 2013. U.S. Navy via Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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The Pentagon is pushing back against a new law requiring that it compile data from 5-year spending plans into a single public digital database.

The Department of Defense has yet to comply with the 2018 legislation and now wants to overturn it, saying that the database could be mined and classified information inferred, revealing important strategic information to America’s foes.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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