In every Presidential budget request there are winners and losers. But the FY20 request may be most remembered for just exactly how many losers there were. Based on Table S-8 of OMB Budget Overview, with percentages based on the FY19 budget estimate, of the major agencies of the federal government, just seven received increases:

And while at TCS we are all for efficiency in government, we also believe that the government must be able to function. Focusing on a few “star” players like the nuclear weapons portion of the Department of Energy, the Pentagon, and Homeland Security is not the way to ensure a fully functional government.

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