Secret Pentagon Funding Near All-Time High

By Sharon Weinberger
June 20, 2008 | 11:50:16 AM

The latest Pentagon budget request contains a near record high level of money for classified, or "black" programs, reports the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Fiscal year 2009 includes a whopping $34 billion to fund classified weapons purchases and development, though it is not the highest level ever.