WASHINGTON (AFP) — US intelligence spending rose nine percent in fiscal 2008 with appropriations for national intelligence programs totaling 47.5 billion dollars, the government said Tuesday.
The total does not include spending on military intelligence, but covers funds appropriated for a panoply of agencies that run spies, operate reconnaissance satellites, intercept communications, and provide analysis.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released the fiscal 2008 total in compliance with a 2007 law that for the first time required public disclosure of the aggregate appropriated for the National Intelligence Program.
"The aggregate amount appropriated to the NIP for fiscal year 2008 was 47.5 billion," the office said in a statement.
That was up nine percent from 2007 when the total was 43.5 billion dollars.
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