The President’s defense budget ‘hike’

Tim Fitzsimons Feb 4, 2015
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The President’s defense budget ‘hike’

Tim Fitzsimons Feb 4, 2015
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President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2016 budget proposes an increase in funding for the Department of Defense. But defense spending these days is about more than just the Pentagon’s budget.

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