$526.6B BUDGET The Pentagon will request $526.6 billion in base defense spending as part of President Barack Obama’s FY14 budget request, Bloomberg News reports. The request will include funding for the 29 F-35 fighter jets previously planned to be built next year. But the request, expected to be sent to Congress the week of April 8, will not factor in the potential effects of sequestration.
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