US spends $75 billion a year on intelligence

WASHINGTON – A US top intelligence official disclosed on Tuesday that the country is spending about 75 billion dollars a year on intelligence.
Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair told reporters when he introduced his 2009 National Intelligence Strategy, that intelligence activities across the govt and military cost a…

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