Budget Blast
At 10:00 am today, President Obama released to Congress his FY 2011 Budget request, which totals $3.8 trillion. At 1:00 PM, Dep. Secretary of State Jack Lew will unveil the details of the International Affairs portion of the budget request in a briefing at the State Dept. As previously reported, the International Affairs Budget – as part of the overall national security budget – will be excluded from the President’s proposed freeze on overall domestic discretionary spending. The USGLC is anticipating a significant increase for the International Affairs Budget, the majority of which will be focused on Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, with more modest increases for the remainder of the IAB. We will be disseminating a detailed analysis of the budget request this afternoon. Stay tuned!
