Washington Post reporting, read 2026-08-22, on the FY2013 US intelligence community 'black budget' leaked by Edward Snowden, breaking out the CIA's requested budget share among sixteen intelligence agencies.
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AuthorBarton Gellman and Greg Miller
PublisherThe Washington Post
Publication Year2013
URLhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/black-budget-summary-details-us-spy-networks-successes-failures-and-objectives/2013/08/29/7e57bb78-10ab-11e3-8cdd-bcdc09410972_story.html
Source Typejournalism
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Reliability Tier2
Tier 2: The Washington Post, a major national newspaper, reporting from leaked government budget documents rather than an official government disclosure. NotesA major national newspaper's reporting on a genuine leaked US government budget document (provided by Edward Snowden); the underlying figures are the government's own, reaching the public through an unauthorized leak rather than routine disclosure.
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Source 'Black Budget' Summary Details U.S. Spy Network's Successes, Failures and Objectives (Washington Post, 2013)Barton Gellman and Greg Miller
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'Black Budget' Summary Details U.S. Spy Network's Successes, Failures and Objectives (Washington Post, 2013)
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