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Duh. You can't just put "classified alien technology R&D" as a clear-text line item. Just trust them, it's all going towards national, even global, security.

• mike_hock 3y ago
  "What, do you think we spent 10 grand on a fire extinguisher?"
  • Kon-Peki 3y ago
    Large fire extinguishers are high-pressure cylinders that require high-precision valves. There are fewer than 10 manufacturers in the world that can do it - half of them are in the US and the DoD will spend what it takes to keep it that way. You wouldn't want to end up like the EU and not have a single manufacturer that can do it, or (since Brexit) not have any that are legally allowed to import them. It's a good thing they can be refurbished when used, and that the authorities look the other way when a shipment arrives from a 3rd party...
    • psunavy03 3y ago
      Now do the US shipbuilding industry . . .
• walterbell 3y ago
  Since 2018, there's a separate, non-public accounting ledger for national security items at 150 agencies. In theory, this should improve public ledgers. http://files.fasab.gov/pdffiles/handbook_sffas_56.pdf http://files.fasab.gov/pdffiles/handbook_sffas_56.pdf The objective of this Statement is to balance the need for financial reports to be publicly available with the need to prevent the disclosure of classified national security information or activities in publicly issued General Purpose Federal Financial Reports (GPFFRs). This Statement allows financial presentation and disclosure to accommodate user needs in a manner that does not impede national security.